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The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) released a Food Safety Programs Reference Guide. This guide provides a...
Nov 04, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued revised food safety standards for state regulatory programs that oversee food...
In an ongoing effort to understand sources of foodborne illness in the United States, the Interagency Food Safety Analytics...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of draft guidance that explains how food facilities subject...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting on October 21, 2019, to hear from a broad cross-section of...
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shared news of a recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, involving 23 illnesses, that was...
Through its industry outreach efforts, the FDA’s National Retail Food Team is releasing two new foodborne illness testimonial videos...
CDC’s Climate and Health Program is celebrating 10 years of supporting state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies as...
Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) released a Food Safety Programs Reference Guide. This guide provides a snapshot of current governmental food safety efforts aimed at detecting, investigating, controlling, or preventing foodborne illness in the United States. It is not intended to be an exhaustive, all-encompassing list of food safety activities across all […]
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 […]
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. […]
In an ongoing effort to understand sources of foodborne illness in the United States, the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) collects and analyzes outbreak data to produce an annual report with estimates of foods responsible for foodborne illnesses caused by pathogens. The report estimates the degree to which four pathogens – Salmonella, E. coli […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of draft guidance that explains how food facilities subject to the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food (CGMP & PC Human Food) rule can establish and implement a written recall plan. This is Chapter 14 of the […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting on October 21, 2019, to hear from a broad cross-section of stakeholders on a modern approach, called “A New Era of Smarter Food Safety,” that the agency is planning to take to strengthen its protection of the food supply. The input received at this […]
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shared news of a recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, involving 23 illnesses, that was likely associated with romaine lettuce. No deaths were reported. The active investigation has reached its end and the outbreak appears to be over.
Through its industry outreach efforts, the FDA’s National Retail Food Team is releasing two new foodborne illness testimonial videos showing the devastating effects of foodborne illness. One video highlights Sarah, a young woman whose life was changed forever six years ago after lunch at a Seattle restaurant left her stricken with an E. coli infection, […]
CDC’s Climate and Health Program is celebrating 10 years of supporting state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies as they prepare for the continuing health impacts of a changing climate. In 2019 the program provided communities with new resources, tools, and peer-reviewed publications addressing the impacts of climate hazards.
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