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Serving Food Safety during the Holidays

Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. LHDs are responsible for food...

Dec 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne Illness

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the...

    Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Keeping it Safe for the Holidays

    My first read of the morning is always the Food Safety News (FSN) e-newsletter. Started by Bill Marler, one of the most prominent and...

    Nov 22, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

  • Preventing Foodborne Illness During the Holidays

    Listeria and Blue Bell ice cream. Salmonella and raw tuna sushi. Salmonella and frozen chicken. Cyclospora and unidentified food...

    Nov 23, 2015 | Amy Chang

    • Food Safety & Inspection

    NACCHO360 Spotlight: Tracking Vibriosis and Educating Retail Food Establishments

    At the 2022 NACCHO360 Annual Conference, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and our partners explored how the local public health workforce and its stakeholders can move forward amid an ongoing crisis while implementing traditional and innovative approaches to restructure a system built to protect the health of communities nationwide.

    Aug 08, 2022 | Noah Papagni

    Food Safety & Inspection

    CDC Launches New Handwashing Campaign – Life is Better with Clean Hands

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a national hand hygiene campaign—Life is Better with Clean Hands.

    Oct 21, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Air Quality, Global Health

    World Environment Day 2019: Air Pollution

    World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began in 1974, the event has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100 countries. Each World Environment Day is organized around a theme that draws attention […]

    May 29, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Retail Program Standards Blog Series: Standard 1

    This post is the second in a new Retail Program Standards blog series from NACCHO to showcase the progress that communities across the country have made in retail food protection. Each month, we are featuring the experiences, challenges, and successes of jurisdictions that have worked toward each standard. All jurisdictions featured have participated in NACCHO’s […]

    Sep 19, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Legislation on Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operators in California

    A feature article from the New Food Economy discusses the Homemade Food Operations Act that is awaiting signature from Governor Brown in California. If it is signed into law, “Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations” will be allowed starting in January 2019. The article gives several examples of small home food enterprises and intermediaries shut down by local […]

    Sep 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Serving Food Safety during the Holidays

    Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. LHDs are responsible for food safety inspections, epidemiological surveillance, the investigation of foodborne illness, and educating the public on food safety. As we enter the time of year when seasonal gatherings abound, we are reminded that LHDs are an essential […]

    Dec 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Fish-Associated Outbreaks: One of Most Common for Foodborne Illness

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study outlining fish-associated foodborne disease outbreaks over the past nearly two decades. The study, “Fish- Associated Foodborne Disease Outbreaks- U.S. 1998-2015”, shows that fish continue to be an important source of foodborne outbreaks, with tuna (37%), mahi-mahi (10%), and grouper (9%) being the types of […]

    Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Keeping it Safe for the Holidays

    My first read of the morning is always the Food Safety News (FSN) e-newsletter. Started by Bill Marler, one of the most prominent and powerful food-safety attorneys in the country, FSN is a rich compendium of information warning readers about food recalls, foodborne illness outbreaks, food science, technology, food policy, and more. It provides such […]

    Nov 22, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

    Preventing Foodborne Illness During the Holidays

    Listeria and Blue Bell ice cream. Salmonella and raw tuna sushi. Salmonella and frozen chicken. Cyclospora and unidentified food products. Salmonella and pork. Salmonella and cucumbers. Listeria and soft cheeses. E. Coli and Chipotle Mexican Grill. All of the above foodborne disease outbreaks occurred in 2015. From 2010 to 2014, 120 multi-state outbreaks occurred, up […]

    Nov 23, 2015 | Amy Chang

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