FDA Resource: Foodborne Outbreak Response

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a new resource titled Quick Start Food Emergency Response Job Aids. The...

Apr 11, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • FDA Funding Opportunity: Food Regulatory Program Standards

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a new funding opportunity for state, tribal and territorial governments...

    Apr 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Research Article: Whole Genome Sequencing and Salmonella Outbreaks

    Investigating multistate foodborne outbreaks of Salmonella infections associated with chicken is especially challenging due  to the...

    Apr 03, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • CDC Resources: Handling Fresh Produce

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a dedicated webpage and an infographic on how to handle fresh produce to...

    Apr 03, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • FDA Grant Opportunity: Food Protection Task Force and Integrated Food Safety System...

    The Food and Drug Administration has release a new funding opportunity seeking organizations to develop, test, and evaluate food...

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence: Winter 2017 Newsletter

    The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the winter edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety,...

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • FDA Shuts Down Manufacturer Linked to E. coli Outbreak

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named and shut down the manufacturer of soy nut butter implicated in an ongoing nationwide...

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Federal Agencies Issue New Food Safety Strategic Plan

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of...

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Registration Extended: FDA Retail Program Standards Training

    The Washington State Department of Health is hosting a three-day, in-person training on the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food...

    Mar 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • FDA Resource: Foodborne Outbreak Response

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released a new resource titled Quick Start Food Emergency Response Job Aids. The resource is made up of three flow diagrams highlighting key general, epidemiological, and environmental tasks for consideration in the early stages of notification to promote an integrated response approach. By providing these diagrams as […]

    Apr 11, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    FDA Funding Opportunity: Food Regulatory Program Standards

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a new funding opportunity for state, tribal and territorial governments enrolled in the Voluntary Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. The intended outcome of this project is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated food safety system by assisting retail food regulatory programs in achieving conformance with the […]

    Apr 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Research Article: Whole Genome Sequencing and Salmonella Outbreaks

    Investigating multistate foodborne outbreaks of Salmonella infections associated with chicken is especially challenging due  to the numerous available brands of poultry meat and high consumption rates among U.S. populations. PubMed recently published a research article titled, “Utility of Combining Whole Genome Sequencing with Traditional Investigational Methods To Solve Foodborne Outbreaks...

    Apr 03, 2017 | Amy Chang

    CDC Resources: Handling Fresh Produce

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a dedicated webpage and an infographic on how to handle fresh produce to avoid the risk of food poisoning. These resources feature step by step instructions on how to clean, prepare, and store fresh fruits and vegetables. Other useful information includes a list of populations particularly vulnerable […]

    Apr 03, 2017 | Amy Chang

    FDA Grant Opportunity: Food Protection Task Force and Integrated Food Safety System Project

    The Food and Drug Administration has release a new funding opportunity seeking organizations to develop, test, and evaluate food safety and food defense health service activities. The grant also aims to engage participants to foster the application of existing knowledge for the control of categorical and food related diseases and illnesses. In addition, selected grantees will […]

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence: Winter 2017 Newsletter

    The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the winter edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety, available at this link. This edition features articles the following topics: New outbreak case studies A training on the System for Enteric Disease Response, Investigation, and Coordination (SEDRIC) Spotlight on the OutbreakNet Enhanced program Updates from […]

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

    FDA Shuts Down Manufacturer Linked to E. coli Outbreak

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named and shut down the manufacturer of soy nut butter implicated in an ongoing nationwide E. coli outbreak.  The manufacturer, Dixie Dew Products Inc, have food safety violations going back at least 15 years. Read more here.

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Federal Agencies Issue New Food Safety Strategic Plan

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have issued a new Strategic Plan for 2017-2021 as part of the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC). IFSAC was created in 2011 to improve coordination of […]

    Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Registration Extended: FDA Retail Program Standards Training

    The Washington State Department of Health is hosting a three-day, in-person training on the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) taking place on April 18-20, 2017 in Bremerton, Washington. The FDA Retail Program Standards are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance the services they provide to the public. The Washington […]

    Mar 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

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