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Nutrition and Menu Labeling Updates
Last April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the delay of an Obama administration menu labeling rule requiring...
Jan 05, 2018 | Amy Chang
Enforcement Discretion Policy for Certain Food Safety Modernization Act Regulations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they will exercise enforcement discretion for certain provisions in four of...
Jan 05, 2018 | Amy Chang
How We Got Comprehensive Sex Ed in Rural Kentucky
A few years ago, two high schoolers got pregnant in Lee County, KY. One of them didn’t know that birth control could prevent...
Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Draft Guidance for Industry: Refusal of Inspection by a Foreign Food Establishment...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guidance for industry on Refusal of Inspection by a Foreign Food...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
FDA: The Produce Safety Network: Supporting Regulators and Growers Across the Country
The Produce Safety Network (PSN) supports the efforts of farmers, state regulators, and other key stakeholders to implement the...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration Publishes Paper on New Food...
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) has released a paper that updates the previous food categories linked to...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
Article: Food Safety Program Successes in Providing the 10 Essential Environmental...
The Journal of Environmental Health has published an article on a recent survey of local and state food safety programs to learn about...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
New Credential for Foodborne Outbreak Investigators
The National Environmental Health Association has a new Certified Foodborne Outbreak Investigator (CFOI) credential. The CFOI will...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
Nutrition and Menu Labeling UpdatesLast April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the delay of an Obama administration menu labeling rule requiring establishments that have 20 or more locations that serve warm food to display nutrition information for consumers. The agency has since announced its intent to implement and enforce the rule beginning in May 2018. NACCHO and […] Jan 05, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Enforcement Discretion Policy for Certain Food Safety Modernization Act RegulationsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they will exercise enforcement discretion for certain provisions in four of the Food safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules. This means that the FDA does not intend to enforce these provisions as they currently apply to certain entities or activities during this discretion period. This discretion period […] Jan 05, 2018 | Amy Chang |
How We Got Comprehensive Sex Ed in Rural KentuckyA few years ago, two high schoolers got pregnant in Lee County, KY. One of them didn’t know that birth control could prevent pregnancy. The other didn’t know she was pregnant, because she had never been taught how it happens or progresses. This rural area of Kentucky doesn’t seem like a likely place for comprehensive sexual education or even abstinence education, but Susan Kincaid, a Health... Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Draft Guidance for Industry: Refusal of Inspection by a Foreign Food Establishment or Foreign GovernmentThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft guidance for industry on Refusal of Inspection by a Foreign Food Establishment or Foreign Government. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) gave the FDA the authority to refuse imported food admission into the United States if the agency is not permitted to inspect the foreign establishment […] Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
FDA: The Produce Safety Network: Supporting Regulators and Growers Across the CountryThe Produce Safety Network (PSN) supports the efforts of farmers, state regulators, and other key stakeholders to implement the Produce Safety Rule. The rule is aimed at preventing foodborne illnesses associated with produce. Read here about how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to improve coordination within the FDA as its experts work […] Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration Publishes Paper on New Food CategoriesThe Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) has released a paper that updates the previous food categories linked to food disease outbreaks used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The food categorization scheme provides more specific descriptions of the foods that cause outbreaks in the United States and may help improve source […] Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Article: Food Safety Program Successes in Providing the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health ServicesThe Journal of Environmental Health has published an article on a recent survey of local and state food safety programs to learn about how they apply the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services. The researchers found that the majority of the programs surveyed provided the same three essential services and also rated these same three services […] Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
New Credential for Foodborne Outbreak InvestigatorsThe National Environmental Health Association has a new Certified Foodborne Outbreak Investigator (CFOI) credential. The CFOI will prepare you to also perform environmental assessments, identify contributing factors and antecedents, and implement control measures to prevent the spread of foodborne illness and protect the public. Learn more here. Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
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