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2017 Edition of Food Code Released

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the 2017 edition of the Food Code. The Food Code is a model regulation that...

Feb 12, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration

    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners announced a formal agreement...

    Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • Nutrition and Menu Labeling Updates

    Last April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the delay of an Obama administration menu labeling rule requiring...

    Jan 05, 2018 | Amy Chang

    • Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    Free CDC-Funded Online Trainings Available on Foodborne Outbreak Investigations and Team Development

    The Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (TN CoE) is offering free, online, and self-paced training courses focused on foodborne outbreak investigations. In collaboration with the TN CoE, the Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness (CAFSP) at the University of Tennessee has produced a series of CDC-funded online training courses focused on […]

    Oct 16, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Contaminated Beef Spread Across the Country

    Cargill Meat Solutions recalled 66 tons of ground beef on September 20, 2018 after a deadly E. coli O26 outbreak. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) released a list of retailers that received the recalled product, including every Safeway, Meijer, and Sam’s Club store in the United States. This is the […]

    Sep 27, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    Cultural Food Safety App

    The University of Tennessee’s Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness developed a Cultural Food Safety app meant for federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local food regulatory officials. The app offers searchable information on food safety issues and control measures associated with specific cultural foods. It is organized by regions of the world, religion, and...

    Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    USDA Confirms Sixth Case of Mad Cow Disease in Past 15 Years

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), i.e., Mad Cow Disease, in a six-year-old beef cow in Florida. This was the sixth case of BSE confirmed in the United States in the past 15 years. According to the USDA, the cow did not endanger human health and never entered […]

    Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection, Infectious Disease

    Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Chicken

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health and regulatory officials, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to kosher chicken. As of August 27, 2018, 17 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- have been reported from four...

    Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Press Release, Water Quality

    US EPA Nutrient Sensor Action Challenge

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and four federal partners launched the next stage of a technology-accelerating water quality challenge calling for demonstrated use of nutrient pollution sensors. The Nutrient Sensor Action Challenge builds on the 2014 Nutrient Sensor Challenge, which helped facilitate the development of affordable, high-performing, continuous nutrient sensors and...

    Mar 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    2017 Edition of Food Code Released

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the 2017 edition of the Food Code. The Food Code is a model regulation that provides all levels of government and industry with practical, science-based guidance and manageable provisions for reducing the known risks of foodborne illness. The 2017 Food Code provides uniform standards for retail food safety, […]

    Feb 12, 2018 | Amy Chang

    USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration

    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners announced a formal agreement aimed to making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies. This agreement outlines how the agencies will collaborate with efficiency and effectiveness on produce safety and biotechnology activities while...

    Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Nutrition and Menu Labeling Updates

    Last April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the delay of an Obama administration menu labeling rule requiring establishments that have 20 or more locations that serve warm food to display nutrition information for consumers. The agency has since announced its intent to implement and enforce the rule beginning in May 2018. NACCHO and […]

    Jan 05, 2018 | Amy Chang

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