- In a recent study published in the Robert Koch Institute’s Journal of Health Monitoring, scientists stated that climate change is expected to lead to an increase in foodborne infections
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FDA Releases Report on Foodborne Illnesses in Quick Serve and Full-Service Restaurants
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- On June 20, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its report on the Occurrence of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors in Fast Food and Full-Service Restaurants. According
FDA Releases Summary Report on Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. in Domestic Ready-to-Eat Dips and Spreads
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- On June 15, 2023, FDA released its findings from a sampling assignment that collected and tested 747 refrigerated ready-to-eat (RTE) dips for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp.
JEMRA Makes Campylobacter Prevention Recommendations
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- Scientists and experts recently met at the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbial Risk Assessment (JEMRA) to review recent data and evidence and to provide advice on control
Update on FDA’s Prevention Strategies to Enhance Food Safety
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- We have previously discussed a series developed by FDA last year of Prevention Strategies to Enhance Food Safety. Prevention Strategy documents contain recommendations for the prevention of future foodborne
FDA Advances the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, Finalizing Foundational Rule to Improve Traceability of Contaminated Foods
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- On November 15, FDA announced a finalized rule to more effectively trace contaminated food through the food supply sourced both domestically and internationally. Foodborne illness affects millions of Americans each
IFSAC Releases Report on Foodborne Illnesses
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- On November 4, 2022, FDA announced that the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) had released its annual report on “Foodborne illness source attribution estimates for 2020 for Salmonella, Escherichia
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FDA Promotes New Series of Prevention Strategies to Enhance Food Safety
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- Dr. Mark Moorman, Director of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Food Safety, and Stephen Hughes (Prevention Coordinator) published a post on the FDA Voices blog on October
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FDA and CDC Sign Retail Food Safety MOU
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- On September 21, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to outline an agreement through which both agencies intend
FDA Webinar on Foodborne Outbreak Response
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- On March 23, 2022, FDA announced that it would hold a webinar on the Agency’s Foodborne Outbreak Improvement Plan (“Improvement Plan”). As previously reported, the Improvement Plan was released
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