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The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted on its website an after-action review report for the investigation of a...
Jan 31, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The 2020 Biennial Meeting of the Conference for Food Protection is scheduled for March 30 – April 3, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. If you...
Jan 30, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Office of Partnerships (OP) is announcing the availability...
Jan 28, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
This research opportunity seeks to develop and sustain a network of public health professionals to identify practice-based priorities...
Jan 06, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
Late-breaker abstract submissions the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) Conference for epidemiology,...
Jan 02, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) recently revised its cannabis and food safety resources. The updated resources...
The FDA’s Retail Food Protection Staff is pleased to announce the posting of “5 Tips to Consider When Preparing Recommendations to...
A new report is available from the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) for enteric bacteria. The 2016-2017...
Looking for data on foodborne illness burden and trends? Check out the new and improved FoodNet Fast, CDC’s online toolbox for...
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted on its website an after-action review report for the investigation of a 2018 outbreak of E. coli O26 illnesses associated with ground beef. During July–October 2018, public health officials in Florida, Massachusetts, Colorado, Tennessee, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food […]
The 2020 Biennial Meeting of the Conference for Food Protection is scheduled for March 30 – April 3, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. If you have not already registered, visit the conference website, where you will find an online registration form. Alternatively, you may download the registration form and email or mail it to the address […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Office of Partnerships (OP) is announcing the availability of cooperative agreements to be awarded under limited competition to state, local, territorial, or tribal retail food regulatory programs. The intended outcome of the funding opportunity announcement is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated food […]
This research opportunity seeks to develop and sustain a network of public health professionals to identify practice-based priorities for retail food safety research. These priorities will focus on identifying and preventing foodborne illness risk factors in retail food establishments (for example, restaurants, delis). Apply by Feb. 28 here. Click here to learn about EHS-Net and […]
Late-breaker abstract submissions the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) Conference for epidemiology, laboratory, environmental health, and communication will be accepted starting Thursday, January 2, 2020 through Friday, January 24, 2020. Learn more and submit an abstract. Late-Breaker Abstract Requirements Submit proposals for posters or single-talks. Abstracts...
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) recently revised its cannabis and food safety resources. The updated resources include a glossary of terms and food safety guidance for cannabis-infused products. Learn more.
The FDA’s Retail Food Protection Staff is pleased to announce the posting of “5 Tips to Consider When Preparing Recommendations to Change Retail Food Policy.” Developing recommended changes for the most effective, efficient, and feasible policy for retail food is challenging. This tip sheet provides information individuals should consider when preparing retail food policy recommendations,...
A new report is available from the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) for enteric bacteria. The 2016-2017 NARMS Integrated Summary was released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with its NARMS partners, CDC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The report’s new streamlined format will enable NARMS partners […]
Looking for data on foodborne illness burden and trends? Check out the new and improved FoodNet Fast, CDC’s online toolbox for accessing information reported to the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet). Pathogen Surveillance Tool: See how rates of illness have changed in FoodNet’s surveillance area since 1996 for nine pathogens transmitted commonly through food: […]
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