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New FDA Report: Reportable Food Registry

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released their fifth annual “Report for the Reportable Food Registry...

May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • FDA Releases New Resource on Sampling

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new resource to share more information about its sampling programs for food...

    Nov 23, 2015 | Katie Regan

    • Emergency Response, Healthy Living & Prevention, Water Quality

    World Water Day: How to Prepare for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Emergencies

    The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the world already live without access to safe water, and in emergencies, those numbers increase exponentially. Across the United States, aging water infrastructure, severe weather, and accidents cause an estimated 240,000 water main […]

    Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Water Quality

    Greener Guidance: PFAS

    Note: This is the sixth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. January 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, What exactly are PFAS, and what should we be doing as a local health department to keep our community safe from any health risks associated with PFAS? – PFAS Patrol Dear […]

    Jan 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection, Training

    “Environmental Health Investigations” Course on Outbreak Investigation and Response

    The Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence’s fourth course on outbreak investigation and response is now available online. The “Environmental Health Investigations” course will provide training on environmental health assessments and various activities used during outbreak investigations. Topics Include: Food sampling and shipping Product tracing Control measures...

    Mar 23, 2018 | Alex Fraser

    Epidemiology, Food Safety & Inspection, Infectious Disease

    FDA Sampling Fresh Herbs, Guacamole and Processed Avocado

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun to test fresh cilantro, parsley and basil, as well as processed avocado and guacamole, for certain microbial contaminants. The sampling will help the FDA assess the rates of bacterial contamination in these items to help identify possible common factors among the positive samples. These items were […]

    Feb 27, 2018 | Amy Chang

    New FDA Report: Reportable Food Registry

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released their fifth annual “Report for the Reportable Food Registry (RFR).” This tool identifies early warning signs for potential health risks associated with reportable foods, supporting the FDA, its state and local partners, and the food industry to make immediate steps in removing contaminated foods from the market. It also provides...

    May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    FDA Releases New Resource on Sampling

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new resource to share more information about its sampling programs for food safety, and has posted new information on a more robust surveillance sampling approach currently under development. FDA will test cucumbers and hot peppers under this program in fiscal year 2016, and will push out test results […]

    Nov 23, 2015 | Katie Regan

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