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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with Mondelēz International, Inc., Pepperidge Farm Inc. and Flowers Foods, Inc....
Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a warning about severe illnesses and deaths resulting from the use of synthetic...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new cooperative agreements with Hawaii, Kentucky and Mississippi, as well as...
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released three new cannabis-infused product (CIP) tools. All resources are free...
Aug 03, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
A recent Pew article cites several states and local jurisdictions that are changing laws to allow pet-owners to bring their dogs to...
Aug 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Dan Huff, Director of Environmental Health, and Gretchen Musicant, Commissioner of Health, Minneapolis Health Department This story...
Aug 01, 2018 | NacchoVoice
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) released two new videos on biomonitoring and environmental health testing: What...
By Dylan Williams, Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO Climate change is a problem of national magnitude...
Jul 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) recently conducted a study on retail deli practices to determine how often...
Jul 02, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with Mondelēz International, Inc., Pepperidge Farm Inc. and Flowers Foods, Inc. to initiate voluntarily recalls of certain products due to a potential risk that one of the ingredients may have been contaminated with Salmonella. Recalled foods include a variety of Mondelēz’s Ritz cheese sandwiches and Ritz […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a warning about severe illnesses and deaths resulting from the use of synthetic cannabinoid (marijuana) products that have been contaminated with brodifacoum, a very long-acting anticoagulant commonly used in rat poison. These unapproved products are being sold in convenience stores and gas stations as substitutes for marijuana under […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new cooperative agreements with Hawaii, Kentucky and Mississippi, as well as renewed agreements with 43 other states, in support of efforts to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, which establishes science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of […]
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released three new cannabis-infused product (CIP) tools. All resources are free and easily accessible on NEHA’s website here. The NEHA Food Safety Policy Statement Workgroup and the Cannabis Advisory Committee provided expertise and insights for these products. The Cannabis 101: Glossary of Terms details over 60 definitions and concepts...
A recent Pew article cites several states and local jurisdictions that are changing laws to allow pet-owners to bring their dogs to restaurant and bar patios. According to the article, many of the laws that exist are not often enforced, leading to some ambiguity and confusion for business owners. In Washington, DC, Ohio, and Virginia, […]
By Dan Huff, Director of Environmental Health, and Gretchen Musicant, Commissioner of Health, Minneapolis Health Department This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. Jaequan Faulkner, 13, started selling hot dogs in front of his Minneapolis home in 2016, calling his establishment “Mr. Faulkner’s Old Fashioned Hot Dogs.” His food stand came back this […]
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) released two new videos on biomonitoring and environmental health testing: What is biomonitoring? Biomonitoring is the process of testing people for chemicals in their body to determine how exposure might impact their health. But what exactly does that mean? How are public health and environmental health laboratories involved? […]
By Dylan Williams, Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO Climate change is a problem of national magnitude that affects the health of all Americans. Climate change deteriorates the health of the public by exacerbating extreme weather events and altering natural ecosystems, which affects food sources and the migration of vector-borne diseases. The implications […]
The Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) recently conducted a study on retail deli practices to determine how often retail deli refrigerators were warmer than 41ºF and to describe deli and staff traits linked with better temperatures. The study found that one in six delis keep refrigerators too warm, which can increase risk of foodborne illness. See […]
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