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Home » Authors » Angela Fields M.P.H.

Angela Fields M.P.H.

Angela Fields, M.P.H., is the senior consumer safety officer for the CORE Network. Her responsibilities as a member of CORE Response include coordination of outbreak response activities and providing subject-matter expertise for evaluation of data related to traceback investigations in support of FDA’s outbreak activities. Serving as one of CORE’s traceability subject-matter experts, she participates in interagency initiatives such as FDA’s “New Era of Smarter Food Safety,“ lending her expertise in developing and establishing traceback data metrics, revising field assignment templates, and serving as one of the leads developing the final rulemaking for the Food Traceability rule to implement FSMA Section 204(d)(1).

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The Evolution of FDA CORE: Adaptive Response to Outbreak-Related Challenges

Since the CORE Network was established in 2011, its dedicated staff has worked to adapt to an ever-changing foodborne illness outbreak investigation landscape
Stelios Viazis Ph.D. Christina K. Carstens Ph.D., M.S. Lindsay Walerstein, M.P.H. Marie Armstrong M.P.H. Angela Fields M.P.H. Tyann Blessington Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H. Cerisé Hardy M.P.H. Sharon Seelman M.S., M.B.A. Brett Weed M.P.H., M.S.
February 13, 2024

The primary role of FDA's Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network is to conduct outbreak surveillance, manage the response efforts, and initiate post-outbreak activities for incidents involving FDA-regulated products. This article explores the evolution, work, and perpetual improvement of the CORE Network.


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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.
June 17, 2021
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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