- On May 11, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided an update in regard to the agency’s surveillance inspections during the COVID-19 pandemic. In its update, FDA stated
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FDA Publishes Statement on the Salinas-Linked Romaine Lettuce E. Coli 0157:H7 Outbreak and Status Update on Investigations
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- On December 12, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local partners, reported an update of
CDC Finds Decrease in Foodborne Disease Outbreaks from 2015 to 2017
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- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released its Surveillance for Food-borne Disease Outbreaks Annual Report, which includes an analysis of all foodborne illness outbreaks reported in 2017. CDC
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U.S. Dealing with Several Hepatitis A Outbreaks, Including One Due to Food Worker Infection
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- Public health officials in Mendham, New Jersey are dealing with a relatively rare instance of a foodborne hepatitis A outbreak due to an ill food handler. The employee has been
Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce Grown in California
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- As we reported on this blog last week, FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with state and local agencies, were investigating a multistate outbreak of
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FDA and CDC Investigate Multistate E. coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine
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- The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with state and local agencies, are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses that are likely
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New Report Reveals Sources of Foodborne Illnesses
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- On November 9, 2018, the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaborations (IFSAC) released a report on foodborne illnesses caused by four pathogens. The data in the report, titled, “Foodborne illness
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E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Romaine Lettuce over; Investigation into Cause Continues
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- On June 28, 2018 the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that the outbreak of E. Coli linked to romaine lettuce is over. This outbreak, which sickened at least
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FDA and CDC Release Results of 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey
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- On June 7, FDA and CDC released the results of the 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Total number of high- and middle-school tobacco users of any tobacco product continued
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CDC Expands Warning of Multistate Outbreak of E. coli Linked to Romaine
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- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region could be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Thus far, 53 people infected
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