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Introduction
Foodborne illness is a major cause of illness, death, and economic burden in the United States (Food and Drug Administration [FDA], Foo...
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Introduction
The retail food industry in the U.S. is composed of nearly one million establishments providing an estimated 70 billion meals every yea...
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MILFORD, Mass., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Announced at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Hawaii, Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), along with Mars Incorporated and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), jointly pledged $1 million to create the first ever Global Food Safety Capacity Building fund. To be managed by the World Bank, the proposed fund will support global food safety improvements through expanded understanding of food safety standards and best practices throughout the food safety system, from farm to fork.
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Because of constant advances in laboratory methods, more foodborne illness outbreaks are recognized and investigated each year. Environmental health s...
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West Virginia University Extension Services Kanawha County office will offer ServSafe Food Handler training for employees and operators of restaurants...
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Introduction
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that each year 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5...
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ATLANTA -- To help meet stringent government regulations and ensure best practices in food safety, the Refrigerated Foods Association (RFA) www.refrig...
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Introduction
The Retail-Foodservice Food Safety Consortium (RFSC) is a multidisciplinary catalyst trying to bring food safety research and outreach ...
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Clark County residents in need of food worker cards can now learn the information, take the test and purchase the cards from their home computers.
Last month, the Clark County commissioners approved the use of an interactive food safety training program developed by the Tacoma- Pierce County Health Department. Beginning last week, Clark County Public Health began offering the program online at http:// www.foodworkercard.wa.gov.