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The Food and Drug Administration today announced the availability of a Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) to help packaged food...
Feb 03, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to stop using Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber (powder) and Nopalina Flax...
Jan 31, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
Recommendation As of January 15, 2020, the CDC reports that the outbreak appears to be over. Contaminated romaine from the Salinas, CA...
The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted on its website an after-action review report for the investigation of a...
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 first webinar in NACCHO’s 2020 Monthly Health in All Policies (HiAP) Webinar Series was held on Tuesday, Jan. 28 and...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites the general public, organizations, and leaders to join Active People,...
Jan 29, 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
Take the Pool Inspection Training for Environmental Health Professionals for healthier and safer pools through stronger inspection...
The Food and Drug Administration today announced the availability of a Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) to help packaged food manufacturers meet federal standards in the final rule “ Food Labeling: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.” The final rule, which was published on May 27, 2016, amends the labeling regulations for foods […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to stop using Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber (powder) and Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber (capsules) identified by the lot numbers above due to possible Salmonella contamination. Consumers of these products who are experiencing symptoms of salmonellosis should contact their health care provider. To date, there are […]
Recommendation As of January 15, 2020, the CDC reports that the outbreak appears to be over. Contaminated romaine from the Salinas, CA growing region that made people sick in this outbreak is likely no longer available. Consumers need not avoid romaine lettuce, or any other produce, from the Salinas, CA growing area. Update FDA will […]
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 first webinar in NACCHO’s 2020 Monthly Health in All Policies (HiAP) Webinar Series was held on Tuesday, Jan. 28 and featured two speakers who have conducted analyses of HiAP at the state and federal level. The first speaker, Max Gakh, Assistant Professor from the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada Las […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites the general public, organizations, and leaders to join Active People, Healthy Nation. This multisector initiative aims to help 27 million Americans become more active by 2027 through scientifically-credible strategies that work. The initiative is based on a foundation of inclusion and health equity where physical activity […]
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 […]
Take the Pool Inspection Training for Environmental Health Professionals for healthier and safer pools through stronger inspection skills. This course is offered by the National Environmental Health Association in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The training provides a basic understanding of an aquatic facility inspection. Based on CDC’s 2016 Model Aquatic...
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