Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white...

Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Federal Agencies Issue New Food Safety Strategic Plan

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of...

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Newly Updated: CDC Listeria Website

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated their Listeria website. This digital resource includes a number...

    Feb 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • FDA Updated Draft Guidance: Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Foods

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released updated draft guidance titled, “Control of Listeria monocytogenes in...

    Jan 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New Resources Posted: Conference For Food Protection Website

    Following this April’s successful Biennial Conference, a number of documents developed during or as a result of the meeting are now...

    Jul 12, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Balancing Transparency and Integrity: How We Changed Public Notification of...

    The second half of 2015 felt like all foodborne illness, all the time. In the summer, we dealt with a statewide salmonella outbreak...

    Apr 07, 2016 | Guest Author

  • Protect Yourself While Pregnant: Food Safety Resources for Local Health Departments

    By Brittany C. Woodland, Congressional and Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of...

    Dec 10, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Preventing Foodborne Illness During the Holidays

    Listeria and Blue Bell ice cream. Salmonella and raw tuna sushi. Salmonella and frozen chicken. Cyclospora and unidentified food...

    Nov 23, 2015 | Amy Chang

  • Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

    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 center. The South Lake Tahoe police rushed to the scene […]

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Federal Agencies Issue New Food Safety Strategic Plan

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have issued a new Strategic Plan for 2017-2021 as part of the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC). IFSAC was created in 2011 to improve coordination of […]

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Newly Updated: CDC Listeria Website

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated their Listeria website. This digital resource includes a number of useful facts related to diseases caused by listeria, the foods commonly tied to causing the Listeriosis infection, and ways to limit its associated health risks. The webpage also includes other pertinent information such as precautions pregnant women, […]

    Feb 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    FDA Updated Draft Guidance: Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Foods

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released updated draft guidance titled, “Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Food (RTE).” This guidance aligns with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in its focus on preventing dangerous pathogens such as listeria, which can grow even in refrigerated RTE foods and is particularly dangerous when consumed […]

    Jan 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New Resources Posted: Conference For Food Protection Website

    Following this April’s successful Biennial Conference, a number of documents developed during or as a result of the meeting are now available on the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) website. All of the below documents represent a great deal of work performed by CFP Council Committees, and were reviewed and accepted by the CFP Councils […]

    Jul 12, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Balancing Transparency and Integrity: How We Changed Public Notification of Potential Outbreaks

    The second half of 2015 felt like all foodborne illness, all the time. In the summer, we dealt with a statewide salmonella outbreak resulting from contamination at a supplier of whole hogs who sold to small food establishments in our county, as well as to individuals for backyard pig roasts.

    Apr 07, 2016 | Guest Author

    Protect Yourself While Pregnant: Food Safety Resources for Local Health Departments

    By Brittany C. Woodland, Congressional and Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture  As a mother prepares to bring a baby into the world, she has to juggle the often overwhelming demands of pregnancy: frequent doctor’s appointments, morning sickness, and the infamous food cravings, to name just a few. Food safety may […]

    Dec 10, 2015 | Guest Author

    Preventing Foodborne Illness During the Holidays

    Listeria and Blue Bell ice cream. Salmonella and raw tuna sushi. Salmonella and frozen chicken. Cyclospora and unidentified food products. Salmonella and pork. Salmonella and cucumbers. Listeria and soft cheeses. E. Coli and Chipotle Mexican Grill. All of the above foodborne disease outbreaks occurred in 2015. From 2010 to 2014, 120 multi-state outbreaks occurred, up […]

    Nov 23, 2015 | Amy Chang

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