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Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Outbreak Investigation Case...
The Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence has launched a new case study in their Outbreak Investigation Case Series....
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
Serving Food Safety during the Holidays
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. LHDs are responsible for food...
Dec 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Handwashing Week 2017: The Power of a Preventative and Primary Intervention
By Steve Metcalf, Communications Specialist, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department “Wash your hands!” As young children,...
Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NARMS Antibiotic Resistance Report
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System has released a report on a government analysis of 2015 data on antibiotic...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
Local Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning
By: Brett D. Weed, MS, MPH, Project Officer, FDA Office of Partnerships An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning
An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Q & A: Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism
By: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health In 2016, the U.S....
Sep 25, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to...
Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang
Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Outbreak Investigation Case SeriesThe Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence has launched a new case study in their Outbreak Investigation Case Series. The new case study is entitled: Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- Outbreak Associated with Coleslaw at a Single Restaurant, 2015. The case study highlights the use of transaction records as alternative controls when traditional control groups such […] Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Serving Food Safety during the HolidaysLocal health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. LHDs are responsible for food safety inspections, epidemiological surveillance, the investigation of foodborne illness, and educating the public on food safety. As we enter the time of year when seasonal gatherings abound, we are reminded that LHDs are an essential […] Dec 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Handwashing Week 2017: The Power of a Preventative and Primary InterventionBy Steve Metcalf, Communications Specialist, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department “Wash your hands!” As young children, we heard this message often. Parents, teachers, and other well-meaning adults reinforced this hand hygiene mantra: before mealtimes, after bathroom visits, and when we had the sniffles or coughs. It’s sound and simple advice to ward off germs, viruses, and […] Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NARMS Antibiotic Resistance ReportThe National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System has released a report on a government analysis of 2015 data on antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens. Overall, antibiotic resistance was low, but there were notable increases in mulitidrug-resistant Salmonella and Camplyobacter. Read more about the report here. Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Local Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food PoisoningBy: Brett D. Weed, MS, MPH, Project Officer, FDA Office of Partnerships An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white liquid in it. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy had been hospitalized after eating at another self-serve food bar in the same shopping […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food PoisoningAn employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white liquid in it. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy had been hospitalized after eating at another self-serve food bar in the same shopping center. The South Lake Tahoe police rushed to the scene […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Q & A: Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food TerrorismBy: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health In 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the “Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule for Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration.” This final rule is “aimed at preventing intentional adulteration from acts intended... Sep 25, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic ResistanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to improve program integration and enhance their ability to detect, investigate, and report foodborne, waterborne, and fungal disease outbreaks. Of the total, $12 million is funded through CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative. The grants support the... Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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