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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
New Credential for Foodborne Outbreak Investigators
The National Environmental Health Association has a new Certified Foodborne Outbreak Investigator (CFOI) credential. The CFOI will...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Fall Newsletter
The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the fall edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. The...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Steps to Ensure Farmers Are Prepared for the Food Safety Modernization Act
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D.,outlined the immediate next steps in ensuring the...
Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang
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
Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
By: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health Importance of Food...
Sep 22, 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
Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Spring Newsletter
The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the spring edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety....
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
New Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time Training
The Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center at the Colorado School...
Jun 30, 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 |
New Credential for Foodborne Outbreak InvestigatorsThe National Environmental Health Association has a new Certified Foodborne Outbreak Investigator (CFOI) credential. The CFOI will prepare you to also perform environmental assessments, identify contributing factors and antecedents, and implement control measures to prevent the spread of foodborne illness and protect the public. Learn more here. Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Fall NewsletterThe Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the fall edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. The newsletter includes: Whole Genome Sequencing Training for Epidemiologists Live Learning Communities Offer Tailored WGS Training Partner Spotlight: NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup Applied WGS Highlighted at CSTE Read the newsletter. Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Steps to Ensure Farmers Are Prepared for the Food Safety Modernization ActThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D.,outlined the immediate next steps in ensuring the successful implementation of the Produce Safety Rule established by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Dr. Gottlieb recognized a need for additional efforts to educate the produce industry and state regulatory partners on the new produce safety requirements,... Sep 28, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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 |
Defending Retail Food Supplies from Food Terrorism in Cuyahoga County, OhioBy: Jim Armstrong, MS, RS, Program Manager, Environmental Public Health Services, Cuyahoga County Board of Health Importance of Food Defense In 2004, Tommy Thompson, former director of the Department of Health and Human Services, famously said, “I, for the life of me, cannot understand why the terrorists have not attacked our food supply, because it is […] Sep 22, 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 |
Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Spring NewsletterThe Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the spring edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. The newsletter includes: Video training opportunities Recently published needs assessment results New case study on marijuana edibles Spotlight on the University of Georgia’s Center for Food Safety Upcoming conferences And Ways to Connect with the Centers […] Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time TrainingThe Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center at the Colorado School of Public Health, in collaboration with the NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup, have just released a new Environmental Assessment Just-in-Time Training. The training is targeted to environmental health professionals conducting environmental assessments for foodborne... Jun 30, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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