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Strengthening Surveillance of and Response to Foodborne Diseases

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a manual on “Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne...

Feb 13, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • CME & Professional Development: What you need to know about foodborne illnesses

    Contaminated foods sicken an estimated 48 million Americans annually, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations and roughly 3,000 deaths....

    Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    CDC Webpage on Public Communication during Foodborne Outbreaks

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created a new webpage on how public health and regulatory officials can...

    Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • 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

    • Food Safety & Inspection, Global Health, Infectious Disease

    Deadly Listeria Outbreaks in Australia and South Africa

    A fatal Listeria outbreak in Australia has a case fatality rate as high as 28%. As of March 19, 2018, 19 confirmed cases have been reported in Australia alone, all of which are linked with the consumption of rock melon, or cantaloupe.The likely source is The Rombola Family Farm in the Riverina area, which has […]

    Mar 28, 2018 | Alex Fraser

    Press Release, Food Safety & Inspection

    New FoodNet Data on Nine Pathogens Commonly Spread through Food

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) newest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report includes the latest data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), summarizing preliminary 2017 data on nine pathogens spread commonly through food. Read the report. Here are some key takeaways from the report: The overall number of Campylobacter, Listeria,...

    Mar 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection, National Environmental Public Health Tracking

    The National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) and Contributing Factors to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) NEARS program captures environmental assessment data including information on key factors that contribute to foodborne illness outbreaks. The data reporting system can benefit food safety programs within local health departments, as well as help to prevent foodborne illness outbreaks. The CDC explains the NEARS program and its...

    Mar 23, 2018 | Alex Fraser

    Emergency Response, Food Safety & Inspection, Water Quality

    National Outbreak Reporting System Dashboard

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched NORS Dashboard, an online data tool with public access to nearly 20 years of information on foodborne, waterborne, and other enteric (intestinal) disease outbreaks. Information in the NORS Dashboard comes from the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). Users can search outbreak data, display information on interactive […]

    Mar 14, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Epidemiology, Food Safety & Inspection, Infectious Disease

    FDA Sampling Fresh Herbs, Guacamole and Processed Avocado

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has begun to test fresh cilantro, parsley and basil, as well as processed avocado and guacamole, for certain microbial contaminants. The sampling will help the FDA assess the rates of bacterial contamination in these items to help identify possible common factors among the positive samples. These items were […]

    Feb 27, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Strengthening Surveillance of and Response to Foodborne Diseases

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a manual on “Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases.” The manual describes how countries can strengthen their current surveillance and response activities for foodborne diseases and integrate them in an existing national surveillance and response system. This will enable countries to: assess the stage of...

    Feb 13, 2018 | Amy Chang

    CME & Professional Development: What you need to know about foodborne illnesses

    Contaminated foods sicken an estimated 48 million Americans annually, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations and roughly 3,000 deaths. The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have developed two web-based CME modules to help physicians identify, treat and report cases of foodborne illness and talk with patients about food safety. Primary care […]

    Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    CDC Webpage on Public Communication during Foodborne Outbreaks

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created a new webpage on how public health and regulatory officials can communicate to consumers during foodborne outbreaks. The webpage discusses how warning consumers quickly about contaminated food can save lives. It includes information on deciding to communicate and informing the public, and it also provides outbreak […]

    Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Environmental Assessments for Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation – A Guide to Trainings and Resources

    Interested 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

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