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Public Health Innovations, LLC is seeking input on the use of the wet rags and buckets used to clean and sanitize food contact and non...
Apr 16, 2018 | Amy Chang
Learn how local and state food safety programs apply the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services in this Centers for Disease...
Apr 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
This resource page from George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health details the effects of overuse...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new video called “Why Are Environmental Health Services So...
Apr 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
With the spring season finally here, people around the country are planning festive gatherings with friends and family! Many spring...
Apr 02, 2018 | Alex Fraser
The Food Safety Magazine editorial team produces a twice-monthly podcast called Food Safety Matters. Each episode features news and...
Mar 29, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
On March 9, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognized the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the...
Mar 28, 2018 | Alex Fraser
On January 23, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a...
A fatal Listeria outbreak in Australia has a case fatality rate as high as 28%. As of March 19, 2018, 19 confirmed cases have been...
Public Health Innovations, LLC is seeking input on the use of the wet rags and buckets used to clean and sanitize food contact and non food contact surfaces in restaurants. The data will be used for an article on the risk of improper cleaning and sanitation using this method. State and local health regulators can […]
Learn how local and state food safety programs apply the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services in this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) column from the December 2017 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health. Read the column. The CDC’s Environmental Health Services Branch has provided columns to the Journal since January 2006. Browse […]
This resource page from George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health details the effects of overuse of antibiotics in food animal production, and how to protect against exposure to harmful bacteria on meat and poultry products. The page also includes a video with Dr. Lance Price, director of the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center, as […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new video called “Why Are Environmental Health Services So Important?” The video describes how does environmental health services work with epidemiology and laboratory professionals to protect public health. Learn how environmental health services answer how and why a disease occurs, recommend actions to stop outbreaks...
With the spring season finally here, people around the country are planning festive gatherings with friends and family! Many spring celebrations include perishable foods such as eggs, ham, beef, and poultry, which may contribute to the transmission of foodborne illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Foodsafety.gov provide a variety of educational materials […]
The Food Safety Magazine editorial team produces a twice-monthly podcast called Food Safety Matters. Each episode features news and trends, or another surprise segment, followed by a conversation with a food safety professional who shares their experiences and insights of the important job of safeguarding the world’s food supply. Learn more.
On March 9, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognized the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program for a five-year period. ANSI is only the second accreditation body to receive such recognition under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Those recognized are able to accredit third-party auditors, which […]
On January 23, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a cluster of 13 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium found in 8 states. After careful investigation by the FDA, these cases have been linked with consumption of dried coconut. The FDA confirmed the outbreak of Salmonella matches […]
A fatal Listeria outbreak in Australia has a case fatality rate as high as 28%. As of March 19, 2018, 19 confirmed cases have been reported in Australia alone, all of which are linked with the consumption of rock melon, or cantaloupe.The likely source is The Rombola Family Farm in the Riverina area, which has […]
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