cdc - News - safefood Knowledge Network2024-03-28T18:55:07Zhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/cdcExperts highlight WGS power ahead of WHO guide launchhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/experts-highlight-wgs-power-ahead-of-who-guide-launch2023-06-13T11:15:36.000Z2023-06-13T11:15:36.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><p>Scientists have given a preview of a forthcoming publication on the use of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) in food safety. </p>
<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) will launch a guide in July that outlines the capacities that need to be in place before WGS can be useful for foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak response; options for implementing it; and how to integrate WGS within existing systems.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/06/experts-highlight-wgs-power-ahead-of-who-guide-launch/" target="_blank">Continue reading</a></p></div>CDC Report on Foodborne Disease Trends Shows Need for Better Prevention Strategieshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/cdc-report-on-foodborne-disease-trends-shows-need-for-better-prev2020-05-05T09:56:15.000Z2020-05-05T09:56:15.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><table border="0" cellspacing="0">
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</table></div>U.S. representative wants to know what FDA is doing to ensure egg safetyhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/u-s-representative-wants-to-know-what-fda-is-doing-to-ensure-egg-2018-10-05T12:17:46.000Z2018-10-05T12:17:46.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>A day after the CDC reported two dozen more people have been confirmed with <em>Salmonella</em> infections traced to eggs, a member of Congress asked the head of the Food and Drug Administration to explain what the agency has been doing to enforce the federal Egg Safety Rule.</p>
<p>Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT, cited the current outbreak traced to eggs from Gravel Ridge Farms and an outbreak earlier this year that was traced to eggs from Rose Acre Farms in her Oct. 4 letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/10/u-s-representative-wants-to-know-what-fda-is-doing-to-ensure-egg-safety/" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></p></div>JBS in massive beef recall over 16-state Salmonella outbreak with 57 illnesseshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/jbs-in-massive-beef-recall-over-16-state-salmonella-outbreak-with2018-10-05T12:12:40.000Z2018-10-05T12:12:40.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p dir="ltr">Raw ground beef is the probable source of a new 16-state Salmonella outbreak involving 57 illnesses, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Thursday, along with a massive recall.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The recall is for more than 6.5 million pounds of beef products from JBS Tolleson Inc. in Tolleson, AZ. The traceback investigation by FSIS, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state health and agriculture agencies have identified JBS as the common supplier of the various raw, non-intact beef products.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/10/jbs-in-massive-beef-recall-over-16-state-salmonella-outbreak-with-57-illnesses/" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></p></div>US CDC "On eve of genetic disclosures on food, public is mostly confused"https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/us-cdc-on-eve-of-genetic-disclosures-on-food-public-is-mostly-con2018-10-03T12:18:26.000Z2018-10-03T12:18:26.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>The nomenclature is likely to be front and center when the U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes final bioengineered food disclosure labeling standards. It’s been in the works for the past two years.</p>
<p>And an offshoot of the Council for Biotechnology called <a href="https://gmoanswers.com/">“GMO Answers”</a> is out with survey results that suggest the way we’ve been talking about the subject has put the public in a state of confusion. And roughly 3 out 5 Americans just want to know more about GMOs including 74 percent who want to know more about their overall impact on health; and 67 percent who want to know more about their overall safety.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/10/on-eve-of-genetic-disclosures-on-food-public-is-mostly-confused/" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></p></div>Think Fungus: Fungal Disease Awareness Weekhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/think-fungus-fungal-disease-awareness-week2018-10-03T12:00:00.000Z2018-10-03T12:00:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>Fungal Disease Awareness Week is October 1–5, 2018. US CDC and partners have organized this week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough in the course of a patient’s illness to provide life-saving treatment.</p>
<p>Some fungal diseases go undiagnosed and cause serious infections in people in the United States and around the world, leading to illness and death. Increased awareness about fungal diseases is one of the most important ways we can improve early recognition and reduce delays in diagnosis and treatment. A key clue to when a sick person may have a fungal infection is that he or she is being treated with medications for other types of infection but does not get better.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/awareness-week.html" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></p></div>McDonald’s salads get the blame again for continuing Cyclospora infections in the UShttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/mcdonald-s-salads-get-the-blame-again-for-continuing-cyclospora-i2018-08-27T14:49:06.000Z2018-08-27T14:49:06.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>People who consumed salads from US McDonald’s restaurants continue to suffer from Cyclospora infections, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta reports. As of Thursday (Aug. 23), CDC said there was a total of 507 laboratory-confirmed cases of Cyclospora infections in people who consumed salads from McDonald’s restaurants.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/08/mcdonalds-salads-get-the-blame-again-for-still-more-cyclospora-infections/" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></span></p></div>CDC Announces the Launch of its Re-designed Apphttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/us-cdc-announces-the-launch-of-its-re-designed-app2018-08-15T09:00:00.000Z2018-08-15T09:00:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>The CDC Mobile application is </span>now available on your smartphone<span>. Whether you are an iPhone or Android user, you now have 24/7 access to timely, vital health information, wherever you go.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://https//www.cdc.gov/mobile/applications/cdcgeneral/promos/cdcmobileapp.html" target="_blank">Continue Reading</a></span></p></div>In the U.S., Norovirus Remains the Leading Cause of Foodborne-Disease Outbreaks:https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/in-the-u-s-norovirus-remains-the-leading-cause-of-foodborne-disea2018-08-09T11:00:00.000Z2018-08-09T11:00:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p>In the U.S., Norovirus remains the leading cause of foodborne-disease outbreaks.</p>
<p><span>Outbreaks caused by </span><i>Listeria</i><span>, </span><i>Salmonella</i><span>, and STEC are important targets for public-health intervention efforts, and improving the safety of chicken, pork, and seeded vegetables should be a priority.</span></p>
<p><span>These are the take-home messages from a recently-published paper from the U.S. Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ("CDC").</span></p>
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<p></p></div>CDC funding accelerates antibiotic resistance effortshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/cdc-funding-accelerates-antibiotic-resistance-efforts2016-08-02T11:47:39.000Z2016-08-02T11:47:39.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>CDC is providing $67 million to help health departments nationwide tackle antibiotic resistance and other patient safety threats, including healthcare-associated infections.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/s0727-funding-antibiotic-resistance.html" target="_blank">Continue reading.</a></p></div>