Articles Tagged with ''CDC''

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.

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

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

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

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.

"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."

Experts from the CDC, USDA and others debate how much information should be shared with public during recalls and outbreaks during a recent IAFP panel.

The Food Safety Summit is well underway in Rosemont, Il! Take a look at the top 7 moments from the show so far!