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Multistate outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
NACCHO Policy Statement on Cannabis
NACCHO has published a policy statement, Medical and Recreational Cannabis and Cannabinoids, to assist health departments considering...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
Food Safety Modernization Act: Explaining How the Voluntary Qualified Importer...
The Food and Drug Administration has released information describing how the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) works. The...
Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang
Research Article: E. coli Outbreak Revealed Danger of Eating Raw Flour
The New England Journal of Medicine has published an article on the 2016 Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) outbreak. The...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA FSMA Update: Small Entity Compliance Guide for Sanitary Transportation Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a guide to help small businesses understand the requirements of the Sanitary...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
Quantitative Risk Assessment of Norovirus Transmission in Food Establishments
Norovirus is the most common cause of widespread and sporadic gastroenteritis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
Federal Warning to Udder Milk Customers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning that anyone who has consumed raw milk or raw milk products from...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
Submit Issues for the 2018 Biennial Conference for Food Protection Meeting
From December 12, 2017 to January 12, 2018, the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) will be accepting issues for consideration for...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
Kentucky Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak as Vaccine Runs Low
Kentucky has declared an outbreak of hepatitis, with 31 reported cases so far. This is a 55 percent increase over the annual average...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
Multistate outbreak of E.coli O157:H7 InfectionsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections (STEC O157:H7) in 15 states. States affected by the outbreak include California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia,... Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
NACCHO Policy Statement on CannabisNACCHO has published a policy statement, Medical and Recreational Cannabis and Cannabinoids, to assist health departments considering approaches to medical and recreational cannabis within their communities. The policy statement was proposed by NACCHO’s Public Health Law Workgroup and approved by the NACCHO Board of Directors. Learn more here. Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Food Safety Modernization Act: Explaining How the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program Will WorkThe Food and Drug Administration has released information describing how the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) works. The information includes why importers should enroll in the program, how it benefits importers, the FDA, and the public health. Learn more here. Jan 03, 2018 | Amy Chang |
Research Article: E. coli Outbreak Revealed Danger of Eating Raw FlourThe New England Journal of Medicine has published an article on the 2016 Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) outbreak. The investigation was the first to confirm flour as the source of an outbreak of STEC infections and reveal the health risks of eating uncooked dough or batter and homemade play-dough to children. Learn more by going to […] Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA FSMA Update: Small Entity Compliance Guide for Sanitary Transportation RuleThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a guide to help small businesses understand the requirements of the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food rule. Small businesses are expected to comply by April 6, 2018. The guide includes information on who is covered by the rule in an easy-to-read format and includes information […] Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Quantitative Risk Assessment of Norovirus Transmission in Food EstablishmentsNorovirus is the most common cause of widespread and sporadic gastroenteritis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a quantitative risk assessment model to quantify and study the risk association with the transmission of norovirus to consumers through contamination by infected food handlers in retail foods. Learn more about the risk assessment model […] Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Federal Warning to Udder Milk CustomersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning that anyone who has consumed raw milk or raw milk products from Udder Milk in the past six months should seek immediate medical care and start antibiotic therapy for brucellosis. Consumers from the four states are at risk, including New Jersey, New York, Rhode […] Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Submit Issues for the 2018 Biennial Conference for Food Protection MeetingFrom December 12, 2017 to January 12, 2018, the Conference for Food Protection (CFP) will be accepting issues for consideration for the 2018 Biennial Conference for Food Protection Meeting. The CFP brings together representatives from the food industry, government, academia, and consumer organizations to discuss emerging food safety problems and potential solutions. Every other year, CFP provides... Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Kentucky Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak as Vaccine Runs LowKentucky has declared an outbreak of hepatitis, with 31 reported cases so far. This is a 55 percent increase over the annual average in the past 10 years. They are the fifth state to declare an outbreak along with California, Michigan, Colorado, and Utah. Kentucky health officials are vaccinating adults and focusing primarily on people […] Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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