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EHMI is seeking nominations for full committee members. Each committee member will attend about 3 in-person meetings per year and...
Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Illness Complaint Systems were developed to address a gap in the Second Edition of the CIFOR...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) are partnering for the 2019...
The FDA, CDC, and state and local officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of cyclosporiasis illnesses likely linked to...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gotlieb, M.D., released a statement on the FDA’s plan to update...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with Mondelēz International, Inc., Pepperidge Farm Inc. and Flowers Foods, Inc....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a warning about severe illnesses and deaths resulting from the use of synthetic...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new cooperative agreements with Hawaii, Kentucky and Mississippi, as well as...
Nathan Nieto’s lab at Northern Arizona University conducted a tick study in 2016 using citizen science participation to collect...
Aug 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
EHMI is seeking nominations for full committee members. Each committee member will attend about 3 in-person meetings per year and various conference calls to: Create cross-sectoral analysis and trans-disciplinary understanding of environmental health needs and challenges. Inform and assist leaders in public and private sectors to improve human health by preventing disease and other adverse...
The CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Illness Complaint Systems were developed to address a gap in the Second Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response regarding the use of foodborne illness complaint systems to detect foodborne disease outbreaks, and are intended to be included for review and incorporation in the Third Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) are partnering for the 2019 AFDO-Managed Retail Program Standards Grant Program. The program provides funds for the completion of projects and training to enhance conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). The application portal will...
The FDA, CDC, and state and local officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of cyclosporiasis illnesses likely linked to salads from McDonald’s restaurants As of August 2, 2018, a total of 395 laboratory-confirmed cases of Cyclospora infection were reported in people who consumed salads from McDonald’s restaurants; the cases were reported by 15 states. Learn […]
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gotlieb, M.D., released a statement on the FDA’s plan to update standards for labeling plant-based foods with traditional dairy names such as “milk” and “cheese.” Many plant-based foods are being positioned in the marketplace as substitutes for standardized dairy products. Gottlieb explains that this will be...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with Mondelēz International, Inc., Pepperidge Farm Inc. and Flowers Foods, Inc. to initiate voluntarily recalls of certain products due to a potential risk that one of the ingredients may have been contaminated with Salmonella. Recalled foods include a variety of Mondelēz’s Ritz cheese sandwiches and Ritz […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a warning about severe illnesses and deaths resulting from the use of synthetic cannabinoid (marijuana) products that have been contaminated with brodifacoum, a very long-acting anticoagulant commonly used in rat poison. These unapproved products are being sold in convenience stores and gas stations as substitutes for marijuana under […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new cooperative agreements with Hawaii, Kentucky and Mississippi, as well as renewed agreements with 43 other states, in support of efforts to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, which establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of […]
Nathan Nieto’s lab at Northern Arizona University conducted a tick study in 2016 using citizen science participation to collect 16,080 ticks from 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. After receiving the ticks, the research team identified them and tested them for four tick-born pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. A goal of […]
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