The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to establish a program for the testing of food by accredited laboratories as...
Nov 04, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established a Food Safety Dashboard designed to track the impact of the seven...
Oct 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) leads CDC’s work to combat antibiotic resistance, prevent healthcare-associated...
Jun 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
On April 29, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an MMWR article about the increase in measles cases...
Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores because they have the...
Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its “Strategy for the Safety of Imported Food” which outlines the agency’s...
Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an update of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory listing the...
Feb 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The full schedule for the 2019 Preparedness Summit is now available. From March 26-29, we’re bringing you 25 hands-on workshops...
Jan 31, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local...
Nov 30, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to establish a program for the testing of food by accredited laboratories as required by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) as part of a proposed rule published today. The laboratory accreditation program, once established, will require testing of human and animal food in certain […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established a Food Safety Dashboard designed to track the impact of the seven foundational rules of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), measure their progress, and help us continue to refine our implementation.
The Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) leads CDC’s work to combat antibiotic resistance, prevent healthcare-associated infections, detect and respond to outbreaks in healthcare settings, and provide actionable data to improve patient safety and care delivery. Below are some helpful resources and reports related to these issues: New Adult Sepsis Surveillance Toolkit: CDC’s Hospital...
On April 29, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an MMWR article about the increase in measles cases in the U.S. Additionally, CDC hosted a telebriefing about the topic; visit this website to find the audio recording and transcript. Measles was eliminated in the United States in 2000, but during January 1–April […]
Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Henry Avocado is issuing this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution due to positive test results on environmental samples taken during a routine government inspection at its California […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its “Strategy for the Safety of Imported Food” which outlines the agency’s comprehensive approach to helping ensure the safety of food imported into the United States. The U.S. imports about 15 percent of its overall food supply from more than 200 countries or territories, with 13.8 million food […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an update of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory listing the chemicals that are actively being manufactured, processed and imported in the United States. A key result of the update is that less than half of the total number of chemicals on the current TSCA Inventory (47 […]
The full schedule for the 2019 Preparedness Summit is now available. From March 26-29, we’re bringing you 25 hands-on workshops and demonstrations, 8 town halls, 3 plenary sessions, a robust exhibit hall, and 135 learning and quick-hit sessions, including the below: Infectious Diseases and Immunization QH10 – A Collaborative Response to Two Imported Cases of […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Concord illnesses linked to tahini imported from an Israeli manufacturer, Achdut Ltd., located in Ari’el, Israel. Achdut Ltd. has voluntarily recalled all brands of tahini products manufactured from...
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