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August 23, 2011 | New Public Health Post
As the Food and Drug Administration starts to write new food safety rules that will go into effect early next year, the New York Times followed Michael Tayor, J.D., deputy commissioner for foods, on a farm listening tour to hear suggestions and conc ...
April 17, 2009 | Issue Brief
Authors recommend ways to integrate the food safety efforts of federal, state, and local agencies.
April 17, 2009 | Issue Brief
An agenda for strengthening state and local roles in the nation's food safety system.
March 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
A blueprint for fixing the food safety system at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
June 9, 2011 | New Public Health Post
"If you think the deadly E. coli outbreak sweeping through Europe is an example of a food safety problem that couldn't happen here, think again." That's the message in an op-ed written today by J. Glenn Morris, who co-authored a recent Robert Wood J ...
April 28, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Researchers at the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute have identified the top 10 riskiest combinations of foods and disease-causing microorganisms, providing an important tool for food safety officials charged with protecting consume ...
April 28, 2011 | New Public Health Post
A new report released today provides a valuable tool to help better detect contaminated foods before they reach consumers. Proposed steep budget cuts for federal food agencies and ongoing concerns over food safety make this report — from the Univers ...
April 27, 2011 | New Public Health Post
UPDATED — APRIL 28: The report has now been released, detailing valuable information about food safety for public health officials. NewPublicHealth also interviewed the report's lead author, Michael Batz, providing additional context and background. ...
April 26, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Salmonella is in the news again after federal investigators detected the bacteria in a single lot of cucumbers. That’s the sort of bacteria source that can be expected every now and then. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is al ...
April 20, 2011 | New Public Health Post
The Food and Drug Administration has a new website aimed at helping get food recall information to consumers. NewPublicHealth spoke with FDA food safety spokesman Douglas Karas about the site. NPH: How does the new website advance and improve upon w ...