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New Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time Training
The Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center at the Colorado School...
Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang
National Botulism Surveillance Summary 2015
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the National Botulism Surveillance Summary. The report includes data on...
Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang
New NACCHO Food Safety and Defense Webinar Recordings
NACCHO recently released several new food safety and defense e-learning resources for local retail regulatory food programs. These...
Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang
NCEZID: Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) has just released a new publication highlighting its...
Jun 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Recently Released: Food Recovery Report
Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report...
Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food Safety
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use...
May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Seeking Feedback: Conference for Food Protection Survey
The Conference for Food Protection (CFP) is seeking feedback from food safety professionals on how their organizations evaluate Clean...
May 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Seeking Feedback: Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response Metrics
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is seeking feedback on the CIFOR metrics. Interested epidemiologists and...
May 23, 2017 | Amy Chang
Petition to FDA To Allow Interstate Sales of Raw Milk
The Real Food Consumer Coalitions (RFCC) has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow for the interstate sales of...
May 23, 2017 | Amy Chang
New Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time TrainingThe Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center at the Colorado School of Public Health, in collaboration with the NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup, have just released a new Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time Training. The training is targeted to environmental health professionals conducting environmental assessments for foodborne... Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
National Botulism Surveillance Summary 2015The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the National Botulism Surveillance Summary. The report includes data on cases reported in 2015. Of 199 confirmed cases of botulism, 39 cases were foodborne. Click to view the full report. Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New NACCHO Food Safety and Defense Webinar RecordingsNACCHO recently released several new food safety and defense e-learning resources for local retail regulatory food programs. These resources include the following: NACCHO Risk Factor Studies Sharing Session Part I: Considerations for Conducting Retail Food Risk Factor Studies Upon completion of this webinar session participants will be able to: Explain the purpose and objectives for conducting... Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
NCEZID: Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious DiseasesThe National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) has just released a new publication highlighting its emerging infectious disease work, covering topics from A to Z – anthrax to Zika. This document features everything public health professionals need to know about how NCEZID: responds to outbreaks and protects Americans from threats of bioterrorism […] Jun 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Recently Released: Food Recovery ReportHarvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report titled, Don’t Waste, Donate: Enhancing Food Donations Through Federal Policy. The report addresses a troubling disconnect between the approximate 62.5 million tons of annual food waste in the U.S., and the 42.2 million of Americans who simultaneously face food... Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food SafetyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use thermometers to ensure meat and poultry are cooked to a safe temperature. The statement is especially timely as activities involving grilling (e.g. barbecues) increase over the summer months and includes four FSIS recommendations on how to avoid […] May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Seeking Feedback: Conference for Food Protection SurveyThe Conference for Food Protection (CFP) is seeking feedback from food safety professionals on how their organizations evaluate Clean In Place (CIP) equipment. CFP is interested in gathering insight from representatives across the public and private sector, including food safety staff in government agencies, academia, the food industry and consumer organizations. This effort is a part […] May 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Seeking Feedback: Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response MetricsThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is seeking feedback on the CIFOR metrics. Interested epidemiologists and food safety and lab professionals are asked to read the information listed below and email Amy Chang at [email protected] for additional guidelines. The deadline to provide feedback is June 15, 2017. Background In preparation for the release of the third […] May 23, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Petition to FDA To Allow Interstate Sales of Raw MilkThe Real Food Consumer Coalitions (RFCC) has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow for the interstate sales of raw milk as long it has warning labels about its health risks and instructions for safe handling. The FDA will be forced to review the policy, but it may take up to a year […] May 23, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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