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Call for Abstracts: 2017 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference
The Partnership for Food Safety Education is accepting education session and poster abstracts for their 2017 Consumer Food Safety...
May 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
CIFOR Releases Outbreaks of Undetermined Etiology (OUE) Guidelines
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is pleased to announce the release of the Outbreaks of Undetermined...
May 09, 2016 | Amy Chang
New CDC Study Shows Hepatitis C Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious...
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published online today in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that in 2013,...
May 04, 2016 | Christina Baum
CDC Study: How Often Retail Delis Clean Deli Slicers
What percentage of delis clean their slicers as often as FDA recommends to prevent germs from spreading? Find out in this new study,...
May 02, 2016 | Amy Chang
Foodborne Illness Trends
The CDC’s Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance Network, FoodNet, has released their most recent report. This report provides a...
May 02, 2016 | Amy Chang
CDC Guidance for Implementing Certain Components of Syringe Services Programs
Following the release of HHS’ Implementation Guidance, the CDC released guidance for directly funded programs interested in or...
Apr 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Fast Food Consumption Linked to New Health Concerns
We already know that fast food contributes to obesity rates, but a new study by the George Washington University has identified even...
Apr 25, 2016 | Katie Regan
155 Countries to Sign Paris Agreement Today in Honor of Earth Day
Today, to celebrate Earth Day, 155 countries will sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the United Nations headquarters in New...
Apr 22, 2016 | Katie Regan
Global Diabetes Rate Increases Significantly
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals a fourfold increase in global diabetes cases in the last 36 years. There...
Apr 19, 2016 | Katie Regan
Call for Abstracts: 2017 Consumer Food Safety Education ConferenceThe Partnership for Food Safety Education is accepting education session and poster abstracts for their 2017 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference, taking place January 25-27, 2017 in Washington, DC. This conference will focus on “behavior change – the heart of improving food safety practices at home and at work.” Abstracts are being accepted for the following […] May 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CIFOR Releases Outbreaks of Undetermined Etiology (OUE) GuidelinesThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is pleased to announce the release of the Outbreaks of Undetermined Etiology (OUE) Guidelines. The OUE Guidelines are designed to provide recommendations on “universal” collection, shipment, testing, and retention of foodborne outbreak specimens in the event that an etiology is elusive, even in the early stages of […] May 09, 2016 | Amy Chang |
New CDC Study Shows Hepatitis C Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious DiseaseA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published online today in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that in 2013, hepatitis C related deaths outnumbered deaths from 60 other infectious diseases combined, including HIV, pneumococcal disease, and tuberculosis. The CDC also released preliminary surveillance data revealing that deaths associated with hepatitis C reached an all-time high... May 04, 2016 | Christina Baum |
CDC Study: How Often Retail Delis Clean Deli SlicersWhat percentage of delis clean their slicers as often as FDA recommends to prevent germs from spreading? Find out in this new study, published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. May 02, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Foodborne Illness TrendsThe CDC’s Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance Network, FoodNet, has released their most recent report. This report provides a preliminary 2015 data on the nine most common germs spread through food. Overall, the progress in reducing rates of foodborne illnesses has been limited since 2012 and the most frequent causes of infection in 2015 were Salmonella and Campylobacter. […] May 02, 2016 | Amy Chang |
CDC Guidance for Implementing Certain Components of Syringe Services ProgramsFollowing the release of HHS’ Implementation Guidance, the CDC released guidance for directly funded programs interested in or expanding existing syringe services programs (SSPs) for persons who inject drugs. The CDC guidance details which SSP activities can be supported with CDC funds, which relevant CDC cooperative agreements can be used to support SSPs, and the process […] Apr 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Fast Food Consumption Linked to New Health ConcernsWe already know that fast food contributes to obesity rates, but a new study by the George Washington University has identified even more reasons why it’s harmful to our health. The study links fast-food consumption to the presence of phthalates, potentially harmful chemicals commonly used in soap and makeup that have been linked to a […] Apr 25, 2016 | Katie Regan |
155 Countries to Sign Paris Agreement Today in Honor of Earth DayToday, to celebrate Earth Day, 155 countries will sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the United Nations headquarters in New York. This signing cements the agreement 196 countries made in December 2015 to work to limit the overall temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius. The Paris Agreement becomes effective 30 days after […] Apr 22, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Global Diabetes Rate Increases SignificantlyA new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals a fourfold increase in global diabetes cases in the last 36 years. There are now 422 million adults living with diabetes globally. This is an increase from 108 million people in 1980. The majority of these people are living in poorer, low-resource countries. WHO is […] Apr 19, 2016 | Katie Regan |
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