Outbreaks Linked to Raw Chicken, Ground Beef, and Deli Ham

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating several...

Nov 30, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Serving Food Safety during the Holidays

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. LHDs are responsible for food...

    Dec 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Major Brands Implicated in Recall of Freshcut Veggies for Listeria

    The Mann Packing Co. Inc. have recalled almost 150 freshcut vegetable products across the United States and Canada because for...

    Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Local Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

    By: Brett D. Weed, MS, MPH, Project Officer, FDA Office of Partnerships An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot...

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Outbreaks Linked to Raw Chicken, Ground Beef, and Deli Ham

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating several outbreaks linked to food products: More than 90 people are ill in an outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella infections reported from 29 states. Evidence suggests that many types of raw chicken products from a variety of sources are […]

    Nov 30, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Serving Food Safety during the Holidays

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. LHDs are responsible for food safety inspections, epidemiological surveillance, the investigation of foodborne illness, and educating the public on food safety. As we enter the time of year when seasonal gatherings abound, we are reminded that LHDs are an essential […]

    Dec 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Major Brands Implicated in Recall of Freshcut Veggies for Listeria

    The Mann Packing Co. Inc. have recalled almost 150 freshcut vegetable products across the United States and Canada because for Listeria. The recalled products includes a variety of “minimally processed vegetable products” and are packaged under several major brands, including Mann’s, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, and others. Local health officials can notify their community about...

    Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Local Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

    By: Brett D. Weed, MS, MPH, Project Officer, FDA Office of Partnerships An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white liquid in it. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy had been hospitalized after eating at another self-serve food bar in the same shopping […]

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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