The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Recommendation As of January 15, 2020, the CDC reports that the outbreak appears to be over. Contaminated romaine from the Salinas, CA...
Jan 31, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted on its website an after-action review report for the investigation of a...
Whether monitoring travelers for Ebola, managing a large-scale foodborne outbreak, investigating environmental exposures, or...
Dec 02, 2019 | Christina Baum
A final report on a 2017-2019 outbreak of Salmonella Reading infections linked to raw turkey products serves as a reminder to handle...
Nov 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued revised food safety standards for state regulatory programs that oversee food...
Nov 04, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is...
Oct 21, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
In response to three significant foodborne illness outbreaks that affected the City’s Latino and Somali communities in 2013, MEH...
Sep 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Foodborne illness is nearly always preventable, yet according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...
Sep 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
A recent article in Food Safety Magazine describes the daily efforts of state and local environmental public health officials to...
May 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Recommendation As of January 15, 2020, the CDC reports that the outbreak appears to be over. Contaminated romaine from the Salinas, CA growing region that made people sick in this outbreak is likely no longer available. Consumers need not avoid romaine lettuce, or any other produce, from the Salinas, CA growing area. Update FDA will […]
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted on its website an after-action review report for the investigation of a 2018 outbreak of E. coli O26 illnesses associated with ground beef. During July–October 2018, public health officials in Florida, Massachusetts, Colorado, Tennessee, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food […]
Whether monitoring travelers for Ebola, managing a large-scale foodborne outbreak, investigating environmental exposures, or identifying the unknown cause of an illness, during an outbreak or event, epidemiology and infectious disease staff at local health departments (LHDs) can be stretched thin. LHDs have lost 23% of their workforce since 2008, shedding over 40,000 jobs across the country. This...
A final report on a 2017-2019 outbreak of Salmonella Reading infections linked to raw turkey products serves as a reminder to handle raw turkey safely and cook it thoroughly to prevent foodborne illness. The outbreak was widespread, sickening 356 people in 42 states and the District of Columbia. Although a single source of turkey was […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued revised food safety standards for state regulatory programs that oversee food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods. These regulatory program standards, known as the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS), were first issued by the agency in May 2007 and are updated every three years. […]
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is offering a new funding opportunity to support state, tribal, local or territorial governmental food safety agencies not yet participating in NEARS. The purpose of the grant is to expand participation in NEARS, which is a surveillance system […]
In response to three significant foodborne illness outbreaks that affected the City’s Latino and Somali communities in 2013, MEH developed Somali language Certified Food Protection Manager Training (CFPM) and a Latino Food Service Worker training.
Foodborne illness is nearly always preventable, yet according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in six Americans gets sick from contaminated food or beverages every year, and 3,000 die.
A recent article in Food Safety Magazine describes the daily efforts of state and local environmental public health officials to investigate localized foodborne illness outbreaks. While these smaller outbreaks do not always garner significant media attention, investigating them is still very important to keeping communities safe and healthy. Many health officials are pioneering innovative...
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