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Environmental Assessments for Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation – A Guide to...
Interested in newly developed foodborne outbreak investigation training, resources, and tools? The National Environmental Health...
Jan 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration Publishes Paper on New Food...
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) has released a paper that updates the previous food categories linked to...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
Report: In Imported Produce Outbreaks, A Link Between Early Cases and Port of Entry
Each year, produce accounts for half of the foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States. To determine if there is a link between...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
Impact of the NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards
The History of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Did you know that that each year 48 million people get sick from a...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Infographic: Top Four Contributing Factors to Restaurant Foodborne Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new infographic on the top four contributing factors to...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
New CDC Report: Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne Bacteria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on antibiotic resistance, food, and food-producing...
Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang
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
New CDC Annual Report on Foodborne Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the 2015 Annual Report on Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks...
Jul 27, 2017 | Amy Chang
Environmental Assessments for Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation – A Guide to Trainings and ResourcesInterested in newly developed foodborne outbreak investigation training, resources, and tools? The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), in collaboration with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Environmental Health Services Branch, the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), the Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (COE), and... Jan 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration Publishes Paper on New Food CategoriesThe Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) has released a paper that updates the previous food categories linked to food disease outbreaks used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The food categorization scheme provides more specific descriptions of the foods that cause outbreaks in the United States and may help improve source […] Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Report: In Imported Produce Outbreaks, A Link Between Early Cases and Port of EntryEach year, produce accounts for half of the foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States. To determine if there is a link between the geographic location of early case and specific ports of entry from imported produce, scientists analyzed date from five produce-related outbreaks between 1998 and 2008. A link would lead to potentially quicker […] Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Impact of the NACCHO Mentorship Program for the Retail Program StandardsThe History of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Did you know that that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die in the United States?[1] Or that 60% of foodborne illness outbreaks occur at restaurants? [2] Given the gravity of the situation, the U.S. Food […] Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
CDC Infographic: Top Four Contributing Factors to Restaurant Foodborne OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new infographic on the top four contributing factors to outbreaks in restaurants. Retail food safety programs can use this information to identify these behaviors, practices, and environmental conditions that lead to foodborne illness outbreaks. Click here to view the infographic. Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New CDC Report: Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne BacteriaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on antibiotic resistance, food, and food-producing animals. According to the report, individuals infected by antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria may develop symptoms that can be more severe and harder to treat. Furthermore, findings indicate that bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics when the drugs are... Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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 |
New CDC Annual Report on Foodborne OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the 2015 Annual Report on Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks United States.The report includes summaries based on information provided by state, local, and territorial health departments.Public health practitioners can use this resource to increase their understanding about the pathogens, foods, settings, and contributing... Jul 27, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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