Articles Tagged with ''CDC''

COVID-19 Precautions Could Have Drastically Decreased Norovirus Outbreaks, Says CDC

May 5, 2021

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that norovirus outbreaks declined between April–July 2020, which may be related to COVID-19 control measures.

First Quarter of 2021 Brings Only Two Multistate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

March 10, 2021

Foodborne illness outbreaks were scarce in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that trend is continuing for the first quarter of 2021.

CDC Should Strengthen Efforts to Identify, Respond to Foodborne Illnesses and Pathogens

November 23, 2020

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has tools to identify possible multistate outbreaks, investigate their cause, and communicate about them to the public. But it needs to balance the need to communicate quickly against the need to provide accurate and specific information.

CDC investigating Listeria outbreak due to deli meat

October 28, 2020

10 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from Florida, Massachusetts, and New York; 1 death reported.

Commentary | Fight for Food Safety

COVID-19 aftermath: Come together, don't fall apart

Shawn Stevens

August 3, 2020

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the United States, the meat industry increasingly faces the potential of pandemic-related economic and legal threats.

Tech | Food Safety

Hygiene: What was old is new

Hand-washing and other employee hygiene practices once protected the food supply; now, those same procedures keep employees safe as well.

Megan Pellegrini

July 7, 2020

Employee hygiene in packing plants is now not just about protecting food, but protecting employees.

CDC to monitor Coronavirus outbreak at Utah meat plant

June 11, 2020

Seven scientists are in Cache County, Utah to help manage a COVID-19 outbreak at a JBS facility in Hyrum.

CDC and OSHA offers interim guidance for meat and poultry processing workers and employers

May 4, 2020

The document provides guidance for meat and poultry processing workers and employers—including those involved in beef, pork, and poultry operations.

2019 Food Safety Report | Consultants Corner

2019 Food Safety Report: Outbreak of incompetence

How the nation's foodborne-illness investigations system is broken, jeopardizing the health and safety of consumers and the industry.

Andrew Lorenz

April 16, 2019

The variability in capabilities at the state and local levels often results in botched investigations and turf battles, and sometimes there isn't any prevention of illness or reduction in the number of people who become ill or die.

CDC shares lessons from the papaya recalls during Food Safety Summit

Matthew Wise, of the CDC, says figuring out what to tell the public can be difficult.

Crystal Lindell

September 7, 2018

"This is a big moving target," says Matthew Wise of the CDC. "It's tough to do the right thing when the right thing is sort of moving around — when you’re finding out new information on Wednesday that you didn’t know on Tuesday."

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