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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its public health partners in all 50 states are tracking and classifying...
Aug 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Coalition for Safer Food Processing and Packaging, a national alliance of public health nonprofits, sampled and tested 123 plastic...
Jul 31, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) conference will be in Atlanta on March 9–12, 2020. InFORM brings...
Jul 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Over the past few years the FDA’s National Retail Food Team’s (NRFT) Industry Outreach Work group created materials and story board...
The National Environmental Health Association’s (NEHA’s) board of directors approved a new policy statement on the...
Jul 29, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s National Retail Food Team has released new posters that focus on proper holding practices for...
Jul 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
On June 4–6, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Retail Program Team management and retail association...
Jul 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Restaurant grading—where a restaurant is required to publicly post a “grade” based on the results of a food safety inspection—empowers...
Jul 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Food and Drug Administration’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy aims to encourage the food industry to continue to innovate to...
Jul 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its public health partners in all 50 states are tracking and classifying foodborne illness in a new way, using advanced technology called whole genome sequencing (WGS) to detect and stop outbreaks and combat drug-resistant bacteria. PulseNet, the national network of laboratories that detects outbreaks of foodborne […]
The Coalition for Safer Food Processing and Packaging, a national alliance of public health nonprofits, sampled and tested 123 plastic food service gloves from 32 top glove distributors and 15 popular restaurant chains in the U.S. in order to determine which gloves contain toxic chemicals that can escape into your meal. They found that toxic […]
The Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) conference will be in Atlanta on March 9–12, 2020. InFORM brings together the network of public health officials involved with foodborne and enteric disease outbreak response. Abstract submissions are now open through Sept. 15, 2019. Suggested environmental health topics include: Case studies and cross-cutting outbreaks...
Over the past few years the FDA’s National Retail Food Team’s (NRFT) Industry Outreach Work group created materials and story board posters (formerly known as Oral Culture) to be used for food safety training or for posting in employee work areas. These 8.5 x 11 story boards present visual depictions of scenarios that focus on […]
The National Environmental Health Association’s (NEHA’s) board of directors approved a new policy statement on the adoption of the current Food and Drug Administration Food Code by all federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governmental agencies to promote the most current knowledge on food safety. Read more.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s National Retail Food Team has released new posters that focus on proper holding practices for cold prepared food and adequate cooking temperatures for turkey and ground beef. These posters were created as part of the FDA’s efforts to enhance food safety training at the retail level by helping employees […]
On June 4–6, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Retail Program Team management and retail association representatives held a meeting. Notes and outcomes from the meeting are outlined below: Meeting Purpose The purpose of the meeting and conference calls leading up to the meeting was to: Obtain a better understanding of FDA/association roles as they […]
Restaurant grading—where a restaurant is required to publicly post a “grade” based on the results of a food safety inspection—empowers consumers and can reduce foodborne illness rates. Beyond the public health impact, restaurant grading programs have strong public support, increase the visibility of the health department, and underscore the health department’s role in consumer protection,...
The Food and Drug Administration’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy aims to encourage the food industry to continue to innovate to provide the nutritious, healthful food choices that consumers are demanding. As part of the strategy, the FDA is also taking steps to provide informative food labeling to help consumers make healthy food choices. Get details on […]
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Mar 08, 2024
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Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
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The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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