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Local Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

By: Brett D. Weed, MS, MPH, Project Officer, FDA Office of Partnerships An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot...

Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

    An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white...

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Preventing Foodborne Illness During the Holidays

    Listeria and Blue Bell ice cream. Salmonella and raw tuna sushi. Salmonella and frozen chicken. Cyclospora and unidentified food...

    Nov 23, 2015 | Amy Chang

    • Food Safety & Inspection, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Hepatitis A Virus Contamination of Kroger Brand Frozen Blackberries

    The FDA is alerting consumers to a hepatitis A virus (HAV) contamination of frozen blackberries under the Kroger grocery store “Private Selection” brand. This contamination was discovered by the FDA as a part of an ongoing frozen berry sampling assignment. The FDA is advising consumers not to eat and to throw away frozen fruit purchased […]

    Jul 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    FDA Sampling Frozen Berries for Harmful Viruses

    Some people use frozen berries without first cooking them, increasing their risk of exposure to harmful viruses. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported three hepatitis A virus outbreaks and one norovirus outbreak linked to frozen berries in the United States from 1997 to 2016. The FDA began sampling frozen berries for each hazard as […]

    May 31, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Extreme Weather, Food Safety & Inspection

    USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by “Bomb Cyclone”

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by winter storms in the Central to Northern Plains regions of the U.S. The National Weather Service reports an intense storm across the Central Plains that will continue to bring blizzard conditions […]

    Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Awards & Recognition, Food Safety & Inspection, Global Health

    International Association for Food Protection 2019 Awards

    The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) welcomes nominations for their association awards. You are not required to be an IAFP Member to nominate a deserving professional or colleague for one of the awards. Awards include the Black Pearl Award, President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Food Safety Innovation Award, Frozen Food Foundation Freezing Research Award, Sanitarian...

    Jan 14, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Press Release, Food Safety & Inspection

    Frozen Shredded Coconut Linked to Multistate Salmonella Outbreak

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and federal partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to frozen shredded coconut. The Evershing International Trading Company has recalled 16 oz. bags of Coconut Tree Brand frozen Shredded Coconut. The CDC recommends that consumers, retailers, and restaurants to discontinue use of the recalled product....

    Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Local Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

    By: Brett D. Weed, MS, MPH, Project Officer, FDA Office of Partnerships An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white liquid in it. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy had been hospitalized after eating at another self-serve food bar in the same shopping […]

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning

    An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white liquid in it. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy had been hospitalized after eating at another self-serve food bar in the same shopping center. The South Lake Tahoe police rushed to the scene […]

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Preventing Foodborne Illness During the Holidays

    Listeria and Blue Bell ice cream. Salmonella and raw tuna sushi. Salmonella and frozen chicken. Cyclospora and unidentified food products. Salmonella and pork. Salmonella and cucumbers. Listeria and soft cheeses. E. Coli and Chipotle Mexican Grill. All of the above foodborne disease outbreaks occurred in 2015. From 2010 to 2014, 120 multi-state outbreaks occurred, up […]

    Nov 23, 2015 | Amy Chang

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