Michael C. Bazaco Ph.D.

Michael C. Bazaco, Ph.D., is a member of FDA’s CORE Network, which manages surveillance, response, and postresponse activities related to illness outbreaks in FDA-regulated human food and cosmetic products. Prior to coming to CORE, he was a member of the FDA Office of Analytics and Outreach, where he was the emerging infectious disease lead. 

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Lessons Learned from Outbreaks: Publications and Reports from FDA's CORE+EP in FY2024

Information collected during a foodborne illness outbreak investigation can be used to inform and improve future investigations and prevention activities
Julie Haendiges Ph.D. Michael C. Bazaco Ph.D. Brett Weed Dr.P.H. Spencer Carran Ph.D.

An aim of FDA's Coordinated Outbreak Response, Evaluation, and Emergency Preparedness Office (CORE+EP) is to share the findings of foodborne illness outbreak investigations, highlighting relevant topics such as the importance of global partnerships in farm investigations and the benefits of historical environmental surveillance for future outbreak investigations. 


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What Foods Make People Sick? This Federal Collaboration Seeks to Find Out

IFSAC strives to improve the data and methods used to estimate the sources of foodborne illnesses by focusing on four priority pathogens
Michael C. Bazaco Ph.D. Cary Chen Parker M.P.H. Christina K. Carstens Ph.D., M.S. Christopher Waldrop M.P.H. Reese T. Tierney M.P.H. Daniel Weller Ph.D. Kelsey Schwarz Ph.D. Andrea Cote D.V.M., M.P.H., D.A.C.V.P.M. Bailey McWilliams M.S.

The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration's (IFSAC) Annual Report analyzes U.S. foodborne illness outbreak data for priority pathogens and specific foods and food categories. This data helps shape FDA priorities for the upcoming year, informs stakeholders, and helps the agency assess the effectiveness of prevention measures. 


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An Overview of Historic Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigations Linked to the Consumption of Sprouts: 2012–2020

Sprout production is inherently conducive to the survival and growth of pathogens
Michael C. Bazaco Ph.D. Stelios Viazis Ph.D. Donald C Obenhuber Ph.D. Patricia Homola Ph.D Fazila Shakir M.H.S. Angela Fields M.P.H.
This article outlines the identification of and responses to these outbreaks, the actions taken to prevent future outbreaks, the challenges encountered, possible contamination routes, and how current regulations may affect sprout safety.
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