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The Minnesota Food Safety Center of Excellence has developed three new checklists for environmental health specialists. The checklists...
Aug 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the results of a sampling assignment that tested romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma,...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fact sheet to inform stakeholders about the agency’s continued efforts to...
Washing raw chicken before you cook it leaves germs in the sink that may contaminate fruit or vegetables you rinse there later. A new...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) National Retail Food Team is informing stakeholders that its warehouse that ships...
Food safety is the foundation of preparing and serving healthy, safe meals. To encourage parents and home cooks to incorporate easy...
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released the Food Safety Instructor Directory—an interactive map that allows...
Food Safety Education Month is recognized across the nation every September. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
Aug 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Physicians for Social Responsibility released a white paper on climate change health effects: Heat, Fire, Water: How Climate Change...
The Minnesota Food Safety Center of Excellence has developed three new checklists for environmental health specialists. The checklists provide guidance for EH staff responding to a suspected bacterial intoxication outbreak, a Campylobacter illness at a restaurant, and a Vibrio parahaemolyticus illness at a restaurant. They can be a useful resource for EH staff in the […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the results of a sampling assignment that tested romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, AZ agricultural region for pathogenic Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and Salmonella spp. View the Summary Report: FY19 Sampling of Romaine Lettuce at Commercial Coolers in Yuma, Arizona. View the Environmental Assessment of […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fact sheet to inform stakeholders about the agency’s continued efforts to implement menu labeling in chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments. FDA will continue to support industry to implement the menu labeling requirements, assess implementation progress to further inform education and outreach as well as […]
Washing raw chicken before you cook it leaves germs in the sink that may contaminate fruit or vegetables you rinse there later. A new CDC video, also in Spanish, shows how germs spread when chicken is washed. In addition, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a study that advised against washing raw poultry, because bacteria can […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) National Retail Food Team is informing stakeholders that its warehouse that ships printed hard copy versions of Educational Posters/Storyboards for Retail Food Employees is closing. There are 10 different versions of the posters/storyboards, each in one of seven foreign languages on one side and English on the other […]
Food safety is the foundation of preparing and serving healthy, safe meals. To encourage parents and home cooks to incorporate easy food safety steps in the kitchen this holiday season, the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education offers something for the whole family. The Story of Your Dinner campaign features recipes, videos, kids’ activity sheets and food […]
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released the Food Safety Instructor Directory—an interactive map that allows users to find certified food safety instructors in their geographic areas. NEHA’s Food Safety Training program maintains a network of hundreds of registered food safety instructors from across the globe who provide valuable training for the food service industry....
Food Safety Education Month is recognized across the nation every September. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) offers resources and graphics to share to raise awareness about food safety throughout the month here. The Partnership for Food Safety Education also offers resources and opportunities to get involved here.
Physicians for Social Responsibility released a white paper on climate change health effects: Heat, Fire, Water: How Climate Change Has Created a Public Health Emergency. Dr. Lockwood has drawn on the content of the three major climate reports published in fall 2018 – the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, the IPCC special report […]
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