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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made available the Supplement to the 2017 Food Code. The update addresses...
Jan 02, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
FDA, CDC, and state health authorities are investigating an outbreak of illnesses caused by E. coli O157:H7 in the United States....
Nov 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection...
Nov 04, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
On June 13, 2019, a joint HHS/CDC/NIH/FDA webinar was held, focused on emerging issues in tickborne diseases. Agenda: Dr. Paul Mead,...
Jul 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a toolkit to help public health officials get started with their summer...
May 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the final report for the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization...
May 10, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Apr 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The CDC and USDA released a new infographic on cooking chicken liver safely. The text of the infographic is below. See the full...
Mar 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those...
Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made available the Supplement to the 2017 Food Code. The update addresses recommendations made by regulatory officials, industry, academia, and consumers at the 2018 Biennial Meeting of the Conference for Food Protection. The Food Code and its Supplement provide government and industry with practical, science-based controls for […]
FDA, CDC, and state health authorities are investigating an outbreak of illnesses caused by E. coli O157:H7 in the United States. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback evidence indicates that romaine lettuce from the Salinas, California growing region is a likely source of this outbreak. Consumers: Consumers should not eat romaine lettuce harvested from Salinas, California. Additionally,...
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Dublin infections linked to ground beef. A single, common supplier of ground beef has not been identified. This investigation is ongoing and CDC will update the public as more […]
On June 13, 2019, a joint HHS/CDC/NIH/FDA webinar was held, focused on emerging issues in tickborne diseases. Agenda: Dr. Paul Mead, CDC—Welcome and introduction Denise Bonilla, USDA/APHIS—Update on the Asian longhorned tick (H. longicornis) Dr. William Nicholson, CDC—Alpha-gal allergy following tick bite: What do we really know? Dr. Kevin Esvelt, MIT—Mice against ticks: A community-guided...
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a toolkit to help public health officials get started with their summer food safety campaigns. In the toolkit you will find materials you can use to promote safe food handling during this season: Press Release Template– A general press release that can be personalized by your organization to […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the final report for the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization Workshop for the United States. Workshop participants from several federal agencies identified and voted on a list of priority zoonotic diseases to be jointly addressed by human, animal, and environmental health sectors in relevant U.S. federal […]
The CDC and USDA released a new infographic on cooking chicken liver safely. The text of the infographic is below. See the full infographic here. Chefs, Cooks, and Caterers: Cook Chicken Liver Like It’s Chicken (It Is): Cook Chicken Liver to 165°F Always Cook Chicken Liver All the Way through Use a food thermometer (you can’t tell […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by winter storms in the Central to Northern Plains regions of the U.S. The National Weather Service reports an intense storm across the Central Plains that will continue to bring blizzard conditions […]
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