Food Safety links

Food Safety Links on the Internet 

http://www.ecoliblog.com/articles/e-coli-outbreaks/ Legal blog on E coli outbreaks

http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu International Food Safety Network blog

http://www.foodproductiondaily-usa.com/news/quality.asp Food production quality & safety news

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/  Food & beverage production news

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/ Iowa State food safety news

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/rss/  RSS Feeds and Video Podcasts

http://www.howl911.com/  Howl 911’s Pet Food Portal

http://www.fao.org/  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp Codex Alimentarius (FAO/WHO standards)
http://www.jifsan.umd.edu/  Joint institute for Food Safety and Nutrition

http://topics.cnn.com/topics/food_safety CNN Food Safety news

http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=64991-canada-food-safety-inspection  article on Canada’s food safety

http://www.fda.gov/cvm/MenuFoodRecallFAQ.htm FDA Pet Food Recall FAQ

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_pet_food_recalls Wikipedia on 2007 Pet Food Recalls

http://cahfs.ucdavis.edu/  California Animal Health Food Safety Laboratory System (CAHFS)
 
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/safety/2007/06/fda-warning-on-.html FDA – Chinese fish

http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1566_2404—,00.html Michigan food safety site

http://www.naccho.org/topics/environmental/foodsafety.cfm NACCHO Food Safety program

http://www.badbugblog.com/ EHA Group blog on infectious disease, epidemiology & pathogens

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~news/whatsnew.html Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition news

http://www.foodrisk.org/ food safety risk from Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=2400:1000 ProMED-mail outbreak reports

http://agfoodsafety.org/index.htm American Council for Food Safety & Quality

http://www.foodhaccp.com/online.html Food safety online videos and slides 

Related Articles 

Jay MT, Cooley M, Carychao D, Wiscomb GW, Sweitzer RA, Crawford-Miksza L, et al. Escherichia coli O157:H7 in feral swine near spinach fields and cattle, central California coast. Emerg Infect Dis [serial on the Internet]. 2007 Dec [date cited]. Available from http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/13/12/1908.htm 

Cooley M, Carychao D, Crawford-Miksza L, Jay MT, Myers C, et al. (2007) Incidence and Tracking of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a Major Produce Production Region in California. PLoS ONE 2(11):e1159.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001159 
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0001159

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free online training from North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness

The North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness has an extensive catalog of short Internet-based trainings with free CEUs, covering public health preparedness topics such as bioterrorism, disease surveillance, basic epidemiology, and emerging infectious diseases. Their focus is on providing “short knowledge-level trainings that are designed to be completed on-the-job with very little time commitment.”

CDC – Laboratory Methods for the Diagnosis of Epidemic Dysentery and Cholera

The CDC’s Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases has this manual online, with information on Shigella, cholera, and Escherichia coli:

medical technologist profile

Click on the screenshot below to go to the article about Nancy Irby, who has worked for 50 years as a medical technologist.

MMWR – Laboratory exposures to Brucella

The latest MMWR Weekly (1/18/08) has two stories related to laboratory exposure to Brucella:

Update: Potential Exposures to Attenuated Vaccine Strain Brucella abortus RB51 During a Laboratory Proficiency Test — United States and Canada, 2007

Laboratory-Acquired Brucellosis — Indiana and Minnesota, 2006

In both reports, the importance of adhering to recommended biosafety practices is stressed. 

For more information & training:

CDC FAQ on brucellosis 

BMBL 5th ed.

BT Train.org Brucella Module

Archived webcast: “Keeping the ‘Genome’ in the Bottle: Reinforcing Biosafety Level 3 Procedures”

Hemostasis resource: The Fritsma Factor

The Fritsma Factor offers a blog, educational activities for CE credit, and a place to submit questions on hemostasis. Registration is required to access “Ask George,” CE activities, or to comment on the blog.