- As a part of its work to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act and New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative, FDA has released its Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement
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FSIS Posts After-Action Review for Pork Patty-Linked Lm Outbreak
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- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) routinely monitors clusters of illnesses to determine if FSIS-regulated products may be the source of food-borne illnesses.
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USDA Asked to Modernize Poultry Safety Standards
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- On September 2, a coalition of consumer groups, foodborne illness survivors, poultry industry, academic scientists, and other food safety leaders sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting a
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FDA Releases Cyclospora Action Plan
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- FDA released its Cyclospora Prevention, Response, and Research Action Plan on July 1 as part of FDA’s New Era of Smarter Food Safety initiative. The Action Plan is modeled after
FDA Launches Study of Foodborne Pathogens in Partnership with Californian Stakeholders
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- On November 19, 2020, the FDA announced that it was partnering with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), the University of California, Davis, Western Center for Food Safety
Canada Sets Import Conditions for US Romaine Lettuce
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- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced that it is temporarily imposing import restrictions on romaine lettuce grown in the U.S. CFIA specifies a number of ways to demonstrate that
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FDA Sampling Survey Interim Data: Frozen Berries
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- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and industry are continually seeking innovative ways to curb foodborne illness outbreaks. As covered previously on this blog, FDA has undertaken a
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Flies Are a Potential E. Coli Vector in Leafy Green Illness Outbreaks
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- Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service have isolated Escherichia (E.) coli O157:H7 from a variety of pest flies in leafy green fields planted up to 180
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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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IFSAC Releases New Report on Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Estimate for 2013
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- Created in 2011, the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) is a partnership of three federal agencies—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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