Food Safety

Assuring Food Safety and a Qualified Workforce in Suburban Cook County [DOC - 356 KB] – assuring a competent workforce through a voluntary food training program. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Behavioral Science and Food Safety [PDF - 270 KB] – information about the importance of behavioral science research and methods in food-safety efforts. This is one in a series of monthly Environmental Health Services Branch columns in the Journal of Environmental Health.

EHS-Net – links environmental health specialists with epidemiologists and laboratorians to identify and prevent environmental factors contributing to foodborne and waterborne illness and disease outbreaks

Food Safety Office – prevents foodborne illnesses and death

Foodborne Illnesses – links to information about foodborne illnesses

Food Net (Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network) – surveillance for foodborne diseases and related epidemiologic studies to help public health officials better understand the epidemiology of foodborne diseases in the United States

Food Protection – This section from Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness for Environmental Health Practitioners provides specific information on how practitioners can effectively prevent and respond to foodborne outbreaks and emphasizes food-security related issues

Managing Food Safety in Retail Food Establishments Through the Implementation of Active Managerial Controls [DOC - 416 KB] – replacing the violation citation focus of food safety programs with preventive education and collaboration. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

New Approaches to Reducing Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Infections from Shellfish Consumption [DOC - 1.25 MB] – evaluating problems associated with Vp in shellfish and possible approaches to improve the success of illness reduction strategies. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Pioneering Food Safety in the Last Frontier [DOC - 464 KB] – regulation of food establishments that does not rely solely on inspections by encouraging operators to implement food safety management systems and using a systems review approach during inspections. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Procedures, Training and Verification: A Method to Reduce the Incidence and Reoccurrence of Out of Control Food-Borne Illness Risk Factor and Food Code Intervention Violations on Inspections [DOC - 112 KB] – development of a new method that relies on food-service personnel for the control of foodborne illness risk factors rather than on regulatory inspections for control. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Protecting the Food Supply at High Profile Events [DOC - 499 KB] – developing a sustainable plan that protects the public, protects the food supply, and reduces the risks of food borne illnesses at high profile special event. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

PulseNet – network of laboratories that perform standardized molecular subtyping (“fingerprinting”) of foodborne disease-causing bacteria

Research of Public Health Pioneer Leads to Reduced Foodborne Outbreaks [PDF - 86 KB] – NCEH celebrates Dr. Frank Bryan for his commitment to public health that has spanned five decades and resulted in fewer foodborne outbreaks and diseases

The Last Illegal Supper: Reducing the Number of Illegal Mobile Food Vendors? [DOC - 1.7 MB] – a comprehensive approach to illegal mobile food vendors that will shift the burden from the Environmental Health Department to a community-supported program. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

The Need for Partnerships for Food Safety [PDF - 167 KB] – how to prevent or reduce much of the burden of illness due to unsafe food by working in partnerships. This is one in a series of monthly Environmental Health Services Branch columns in the Journal of Environmental Health.

Unlicensed Food Vendors, A Different Approach [DOC - 1.64 MB] – explore options to combat or persuade unlicensed food vendors to comply and partner with the Oklahoma State Department of Health to ensure safe, unadulterated food. This is one in a series of reports prepared by a graduate of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute.

Links to information from outside CDC

Bioterrorist Attack on Food (Northwest Center for Public Health Practice) – tabletop exercise to address agency-wide policies and issues

Food and Drug Administration (Food and Drug Administration)

• ALERT: The Basics – five key points that industry and businesses can use to decrease the risk for intentional food contamination
• FDA Food Code
• Food and Cosmetic Guidance Documents – links to current food and cosmetic guidance documents
• Managing Food Safety: A Manual for the Voluntary Use of HACCP Principles for Operators of Food Service and Retail Establishments [PDF - 582 KB]
• Managing Food Safety: A Regulator's Manual For Applying HACCP Principles to Risk-based Retail and Food Service Inspections and Evaluating Voluntary Food Safety Management Systems [PDF - 683 KB]
• ORAU – Office of Regulatory Affairs Web-based training to protect the American consumer

Food Safety Internet Resource Directory [PDF - 52 KB] (Indian Health Service) – document listing Web sites about food safety

Foodsafety.gov (Food and Drug Administration) – information about food safety

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Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response [PDF - 2.5 MB] (Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response) – comprehensive information for individuals and organizations involved in foodborne disease

Introduction to Outbreak Investigation (Northwest Center for Public Health Practice) – online training module outlines specific steps to take in determining if you have an outbreak, how to communicate your findings to the public via the media, and more

National Assessment of Epidemiologic Capacity in Food Safety: Findings and Recommendations [PDF - 384 KB] (Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists) – report on the project to develop core competencies for foodborne outbreak and response by focusing on epidemiologic and laboratory capacity

Reflections on a Career in Public Health: Evolving Foodborne Pathogens, Environmental Health, and Food Safety Programs [PDF - 1.8 MB] – 2002 article by Frank Bryan, author or coauthor of more than 275 publications during his 40-year career

United States Department of Agriculture

• Food Safety and Inspection Service – information about food safety and food inspections
• Nutrient Data Laboratory – tool to search for information about food

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