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Salt Lake County Requires Hepatitis A Vaccines for some Food Workers
The Salt Lake County Board of Health has amended the “Health Regulation #5: Food Sanitarian: to require all food workers in an...
Feb 05, 2018 | Amy Chang
Public Health Advocacy: Informing Lawmakers about What Matters Most in Our...
By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas The Journal of...
Feb 05, 2018 | NacchoVoice
FDA Will Expedite Public Notifications of Product Recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on January 18 plans to expedite public notification of products being recalled....
Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
James Gorny Joins FDA as Senior Science Advisor for Produce Safety
James Gorny, Ph.D. left his position as Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA’s) vice president of food safety and technology to take...
Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Food Safety Magazine: December 2017/January 2018 Edition
The December 2017/January 2018 edition of the Food Safety Magazine is now available online. This issue includes articles and columns...
Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners announced a formal agreement...
Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang
CME & Professional Development: What you need to know about foodborne illnesses
Contaminated foods sicken an estimated 48 million Americans annually, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations and roughly 3,000 deaths....
Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Requirements
With the first major compliance date that arrived on January 28, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided information...
Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang
Salt Lake County Requires Hepatitis A Vaccines for some Food WorkersThe Salt Lake County Board of Health has amended the “Health Regulation #5: Food Sanitarian: to require all food workers in an establishment to be vaccinated for hepatitis A if anyone in the establishment has been in contact with someone infected with hepatitis. The Salt Lake area has had at least 181 people sickened with […] Feb 05, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Public Health Advocacy: Informing Lawmakers about What Matters Most in Our CommunitiesBy Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas The Journal of School Health defines health advocacy as “The processes by which the actions of individuals or groups attempt to bring about social and/or organization change on behalf of a particular health goal, program, interest, […] Feb 05, 2018 | NacchoVoice |
FDA Will Expedite Public Notifications of Product RecallThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on January 18 plans to expedite public notification of products being recalled. According to FDA Office of Enforcement and Import Operations Director Douglas Stearn, “FDA has decided that the public would benefit by having recall information about FDA-regulated products as soon as possible, even though further evaluation remains […] Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro |
James Gorny Joins FDA as Senior Science Advisor for Produce SafetyJames Gorny, Ph.D. left his position as Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA’s) vice president of food safety and technology to take on the newly created role of senior science advisor for produce safety at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In this role, Gorny will develop and coordinate implementation strategies for the Food Safety Modernization […] Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro |
Food Safety Magazine: December 2017/January 2018 EditionThe December 2017/January 2018 edition of the Food Safety Magazine is now available online. This issue includes articles and columns on key food safety challenges, antimicrobial use in poultry processing, the supply chain and food safety culture, and more. Read the issue here. Feb 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro |
USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and CollaborationThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners announced a formal agreement aimed to making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies. This agreement outlines how the agencies will collaborate with efficiency and effectiveness on produce safety and biotechnology activities while... Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang |
CME & Professional Development: What you need to know about foodborne illnessesContaminated foods sicken an estimated 48 million Americans annually, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations and roughly 3,000 deaths. The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have developed two web-based CME modules to help physicians identify, treat and report cases of foodborne illness and talk with patients about food safety. Primary care […] Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety RequirementsWith the first major compliance date that arrived on January 28, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided information on the next steps of implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rule, “Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption”. The information is framed in a conversation with Samir, […] Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang |
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