The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to not eat and to discard any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, regardless...
Jun 29, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local...
Apr 25, 2018 | Amy Chang
By Alexandra Fraser, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern A multistate outbreak of Salmonellosis has been linked to the consumption of a...
Apr 17, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
With the spring season finally here, people around the country are planning festive gatherings with friends and family! Many spring...
Apr 02, 2018 | Alex Fraser
On January 23, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a...
Mar 28, 2018 | Alex Fraser
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) newest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report includes the latest...
Mar 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The FDA, CDC, and state and local officials investigated a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections. CDC reports that...
Mar 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated their 2013 risk profile on pathogens and filth in spices. The update includes data...
Feb 28, 2018 | Amy Chang
Feb 27, 2018 | Amy Chang
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to not eat and to discard any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, regardless of size or “best if used by” dates. The recall notice accounts for all of the product that is on the market within the cereal’s estimated one year shelf-life. However, Honey Smacks products with […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local officials, are investigating Salmonella Braenderup infections. The Salmonella Braenderup infections have been linked to Rose Acre Farms’ Hyde County farm and have sold these egg under multiple brand names. The FDA advises consumers to not […]
By Alexandra Fraser, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern A multistate outbreak of Salmonellosis has been linked to the consumption of a product called “kratom”. From March 14 to April 5, 2018 the number of Salmonella cases confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) increased by more than 50%, up to 132 people in 38 states [1] [2]. […]
With the spring season finally here, people around the country are planning festive gatherings with friends and family! Many spring celebrations include perishable foods such as eggs, ham, beef, and poultry, which may contribute to the transmission of foodborne illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Foodsafety.gov provide a variety of educational materials […]
On January 23, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a cluster of 13 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium found in 8 states. After careful investigation by the FDA, these cases have been linked with consumption of dried coconut. The FDA confirmed the outbreak of Salmonella matches […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) newest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report includes the latest data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), summarizing preliminary 2017 data on nine pathogens spread commonly through food. Read the report. Here are some key takeaways from the report: The overall number of Campylobacter, Listeria,...
The FDA, CDC, and state and local officials investigated a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections. CDC reports that epidemiologic evidence indicates that raw sprouts were the likely source of this outbreak. The FDA collected invoices and/or samples from growers and seed suppliers that produced the sprouts. All the samples that were collected subsequently tested negative. […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated their 2013 risk profile on pathogens and filth in spices. The update includes data that shows the prevalence of Salmonella in nine out of 11 types of retail spices in the U.S. was significantly lower than imported spices. Learn more about the key findings here.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local health officials, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to kratom products. Kratom is a plant that grows naturally in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It comes in a variety […]
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