Documents from STOP History - Stop Foodborne Illness

July 2019 | Press Release: Stop Announces 2019-2020 Theno Food Safety Fellow

2019 May | Press Release: Stop Foodborne Illness Selects Mitzi D. Baum as CEO

2018 December | Press Release: A Holiday Wish & New Year’s Resolution

2018 November | Public Comment: Romaine Outbreak

2018 November | Letter: re FDA + Romaine Outbreak

2018 November | Press Release: Stop CEO Announces Retirement Plans

2018 October | Press Release: 7 Steps for Thanksgiving Food Safety

2018 October | Press Release: Don’t Fall Sick this Autumn

2018 September | Press Release: Stop Applauds FDA’s New Recall Policy

2018 September | Press Release: Safe School Lunch Tips

2018 August | Press Release: Treating a Foodborne Illness

2018 August | Press Release: Back to Basics About Recalls

2018 June | Press Release: Kitchen Towels and Bacteria in Your Kitchen

2018 June | Press Release: Eating Safely for Two During Pregnancy

2018 May | Press Release: Tips for Farmer’s Market Safe Shopping

2018 April | Press Release: Handling Food Safely for Easter and Passover

2018 April | Press Release: Apply Now for the Dave Theno Fellowship

2018 February | Press Release: 11 Food Safety Tips for Spring Break

2018 January | Press Release: Valentine’s Day Food Safety Tips

2018 January | Press Release: Crush New Year Health Resolutions

2017 December | SFC Sign-On: NCC Line Speed Petition

2017 November | Press Release: 14 Tips for Healthy Holiday Season

2017 October | Press Release: Thanksgiving Dinner from Start to Finish

2017 October | Press Release: 12 Tips for Natural Disasters

2017 September | SFC Sign-On: re Transfer of US Codex Office

2017 September | Press Release: Helpful Tips for Halloween

2017 August | Sign-On: re FDA Retail Consignee Disclosure Policy

2017 August | Press Release: Food Safety Education Month + School Lunches

2017 July | Press Release: Dave Theno Food Safety Hero Award

2017 July | Sign-On: re Risk Assessment by FDA

2017 June | Press Release: Food Safe BBQ + July 4th

2017 June | SFC Sign-On: Proposed Reorganization of USDA

2017 May | SFC Sign-On: Opposing S.J. Res. 28, Catfish Inspection

2017 May | Press Release: Spring Cleaning for a Healthy Kitchen

2017 May | Press Release: National Pet Month

2017 April | SFC Sign-On: Retrospective Review USDA/FSIS

2017 April | Press Release: Three New Board Members

2017 March | Sign-On: re Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials

2017 March | Sign-On: Reject the Filthy Food Act

2017 March | Press Release: Food Safety During Jewish High Holidays

2017 March | SFC Sign-On: CDC Prevention Fund

2017 February | Press Release: Produce Safety Rule at GFSI 2017

2016 October | Press Release: Taylor – Food Safety Culture ‘Deeply Personal’

2016 September | Press Release: Food Safety Culture Webinar on 10.11.16

2016 January | Press Release: Response to Chipotle Outbreaks

2015 December | Press Release: Holiday Food Safety Tips

2015 October | Sign On Letter: Commending Congressional Support for FSMA

2015 October | Press Release: Food Safety Heroes to be Honored

2015 September | Press Release: Generous Gift from A&W Fresh Produce

2015 September | Press Release: Landmark Case Ends with Jail Time

2015 September | Press Release: Packing Safe School Lunches

2015 September | Press Release: Pregnant Women & New Moms

2015 September | Press Release: Older Adults

2015 May | Press Release: Memorial Day Food Safety from Veteran + Father

2015 March | Press Release: Do for a Food-Safe Easter

2014 November | Press Release: Partnership Takes Action to Prevent Tragedy

2014 September | Press Release: Welcome New Senior Policy Coordinator

2013 January | 20th Anniversary Report 1993-2013

2003 January | 10 Years Later: Why are People Still Dying from Food?

2013 October | Public Comments: Mechanically Tenderized Beef Products

2013 July | Sign On Letter: Serious Concerns About Proposed USDA Poultry Rule

2013 June | Public Comments: Six Senate Amendments that would weaken FSMA

2013 June | Press Release: Group Visits California Leafy Greens Farms

2013 May | Sign-On: FDA Action to Discredit Report on Antibiotic Resistance

2013 May | Sign-On: Support for CSPI Petition Urging USDA

2013 April | SFC Sign-On: Salmonella in Poultry + HACCP Reassessment

2013 April | KAW Sign-On: Urging Provisions to Preserve Efficacy of Antibiotics

2013 February | SFC Sign-On: Costco on Labeling Mechanically Tenderized Beef

2013 January | News: Back to Basics + Celebrate our 20th Year With Us

2012 Winter | News: Donley Talks Turkey + Bennett Family Speaks with CNN

2012 November | SFC Sign-On: To Obama on His Second Term

2012 November | KAW Public Comment: Proposed Rulemaking on Antimicrobials

2012 October | KAW Sign-On: Smithfield Foods & Antibiotic Use in Hog Production

2012 October | KAW Sign-On: McDonalds & Antibiotic Use

2012 September | SFC Sign-On: Poultry Slaughter Inspection Program

2012 September | SFC Press Release: Multiple Groups Urge USDA

2012 Autumn | News: We Can’t Wait Mr. President + Kroger Stops Selling Sprouts

2012 August | SFC Sign-On: Labeling Mechanically Tenderized Beef

2012 August | SFC Press Release: USDA Urged to Approve Labeling

2012 August | Sign On Letter: Concerning Whistleblower Rights

2012 July | Sign On Letter: To President from Victims re FSMA Rules

2012 July | Sign On Letter: Comments on Draft Guidance 213

2012 July | KAW Sign On Letter: Veterinary Feed Directive

2012 June | KAW Sign On Letter: re Curtail Misuse & Overuse of Antibiotics

2012 June | KAW Sign On Letter: Stronger Action to Curb Misuse of Antibiotics

2012 June | SFC Sign On Letter: FSMA & FDA Funding

2012 May | USDA News Release: Targeting 6 Additional Strains of E. coli

2012 March | SFC Sign On Letter: Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection

2012 March | Public Comments: Final Rule re Extralabel Uses of Cephalosporin

2012 February | SFC Sign On Letter: re Internet Smear of Michael Taylor

2012 February | Press Release: Six Other E. coli’s in Valentine’s Dinner

2012 January | SFC/MOFS Sign On Letter: Urging Release Proposed Rules

2012 January | SFC Sign-On: Letter to President Obama re FSMA Rules

2011 December | SFC Sign On Letter: Support FSIS Determination

2011 November | SFC/MOFS Sign On Letter: FY2012 FDA & FSIS Funding

2011 October | SFC/MOFS Sign On Letter: User Fees for Food Safety Agencies

2011 October | Sign On Letter: Clarifying USDA’s ABR Position

2011 October | SFC/MOFS Sign On Letter: Senate Urged Support Agency Funding

2011 Autumn | News: Reactive Arthritis + SVG to NACMCF + Food Day Success

2011 August | SFC Sign On Letter: Declare ABR Salmonella Adulterant

2011 August | SFC Press Release: Declare ABX-Resistant Salmonella Adulterants

2011 August | MOFS/SFC Public Comments: Administrative Detention FSMA

2011 August | MOFS/SFC Public Comments: Prior Notice Provisions of FSMA

2011 July | MOFS/SFC Public Comments: Inspection + Enforcement of FSMA

2011 June | SFC Sign On Letter: Restore FDA + FSIS Funding

2011 June | MOFS/SFC Sign On Letter: Urging House Restore FDA + FSIS Funding

2011 June | KAW Sign On Letter: Extra-Label Use Cephalosporin in Animals

2011 Summer News: Roni – A Hero Among Us + Donley Awarded NSF Award

2011 May | SFC Sign On Letter: Protect Funding for Safety Functions of FDA/FSIS

2011 May | KAW Public Comments: Food Additive Petition for Erythromycin

2011 May | SFC Public Comments: Funding Cut for Meat & Poultry Inspection

2011 May | MOFS/SFC Public Comments: FSMA Preventive Controls for Facilities

2011 May | Sign On Letter: DeLauro’s Proposal to Establish Science-Based Panel

2011 May | MOFS Public Comments: Import Provisions Under Title III of FSMA

2011 April | SFC Sign On Letter: FSMA Import Rule

2011 March | MOFS/SFC Sign On Letter: Protecting Funding for FDA & FSIS

2011 Spring | News: Partnership with KAW + Risky Foods – Protect Yourself

2010 December | Press Release: Victims Give Food Safety Bill Final Grade of C-

2010 September | Press Release: Food Recalls, 1000’s Sickened as Senate Stalls

2010 July | Sign On Letter: Ensuring FDA Has Sufficient Funding

2010 April | CFA Sign On Letter: Walmart Taking Steps to Improve Beef Safety

2010 January | SFC Press Release: Secretary Vilsack Urged Change Safety Policy

2010 January | SFC Press Release: Take Action on Mechanically Tenderized Meat

2009 May | Sign On Letter: President’s Commitment to Food Safety

2009 Spring | News: Young Member at FFA + Still Speaking Out 16 Years Later

2008 December | Public Comments: Sampling/Testing E. coli O157 in Beef Mfg.

2008 December | Sign On Letter: To Obama re Appointment of USDA Secretary

2008 December | Press Release: Ag Sec, Focus on Safety, Nutrition, Environment

2008 October | SFC Sign On Letter: Sampling/Testing E. coli O157:H7

2008 Summer | News: Long-term Consequences + Comments to USDA

2008 June | SFC Sign On Letter: Ban Use of CO in Fresh Meat

2008 June | Press Release: Consumers Angered by Inaction on CO-treated Meat

2008 February | SFC Sign On Letter: FSIS Proposal to Provide Retail List

2007 September | SFC Sign On Letter: Meat/Poultry Sold in Interstate Commerce

2007 July | SFC Sign On Letter: Meat/Poultry Provisions in “Farm Bill” HR 2419

2007 July | CFA Press Release: Consumers + Unions Blast Farm Bill Backdoor

2007 May | SFC Sign On Letter: House Ag Committee re Food Safety

2007 Spring | News: USDA’s Plan to Implement Inspection System

2006 Winter | News: Race for Food Safety Solutions + Activist: Marti Moore

2006 November | SFC Sign-On: Representation Lacking in Senate Health Meeting

2006 October | Public Comments: Re “Risk-Based” Approach to Inspection

2006 September | SFC Sign On Letter: E. coli Spinach Outbreak

2006 August | SFC Sign On Letter: FSIS Funding Shortfall

2006 June | Public Comments: Availability of Lists During Meat/Poultry Recalls

2006 Summer | News: 100 Years of Politics & Food + Carbon Monoxide in Meat

2006 May | Public Comments: Salmonella Verification Sample Result

2006 April | Press Release: CO Usage on Case Ready Meats

2006 January | SFC Sign On Letter: Opposing Uniformity of Food Act

2006 January | CFA Sign On Letter: Fresh Meat & Carbon Monoxide Concerns

2006 January | CFA Press Release: FDA Urged Prohibit CO use in Fresh Meat

2005 October | Public Comments: Review Pathogen Reduction/HACCP Final Rule

2005 Autumn | News: Food-Safe School Movement + A Taste of Salmonellosis

2005 July | SFC Sign On Letter: BSE Public Hearings

2005 Summer | News: Tracking Illness + Introduction of Safe Food Act 2005

2005 Spring | News: Has the Media Abandoned Foodborne Illness Victims?

2004 Autumn | News: Making History + Reducing Harm on the Farm + Who Pays?

2004 Spring | News: FS Politics by M Taylor + USDA’s Misleading Use of Statistics

2003 Autumn | News: Dealing with the Aftermath: Children Suffer Most Often

2003 Spring | News: Congress Food Safety Caucus + 10 Years of E. coli O157

2003 January | 10 Year Report: People Are Still Dying from Contaminated Food?

2002 Autumn | News: When the Problem is Produce + Dear Mr. President

2002 Summer | News: Pregnancy and Foodborne Illness + A Call to Action

2002 Spring | News: Reducing Your Risk + Germs and Giants

2002 March | CFA Press Release: Former Secretary To Lead Protest with Victims

2001 December | CFA Press Release: Groups Say Court Undercuts Meat Safety

2001 October | Public Comments: Govt. Progress Prevention of BSE

2001 Autumn | News: A Single Focus Means Is Safer + Food Safety After 9-11

2001 Summer | News: Putting the Squeeze On + Bush Whacked or Bush Backed?

2001 February | Public Comments: FDA Urged to Ban Downed Animals in Food

2000 Winter | News: Every Parent Needs to Know + Food Safety in Canada

2000 Summer | News: STOP Wins Grant for Brochure on Parents of Toddlers

2000 January | Public Comments: Re Relative Safety of Raw OJ (NACMCF)

1999 November | Public Comments: CA HD’s Proposed Water Recycling Criteria

1999 September | Public Comments: Year 2000 Priorities for CFSAN

1999 Autumn | News: Deadly Implications + Cold Storage Safety Tips

1999 April | Public Comments: Ionizing Radiation for Treating Uncooked Meat

1999 April | Public Comments: Performance Standard for Vibrio vulnificus.

1999 March | Public Comments: USDA/FSIS Policy Re Beef Product Adulteration

1999 Spring | News: Victory for Safer Juice + Stop Visits the CDC + Listeria

1999 February | Public Comments: Addendum to Comments on Safety Strategy

1999 January | Public Comments: Minimally Processed Juice + HACCP Rule

1998 October | Public Comments: USDA Recall Policies and Procedures

1998 September | Public Comments: Contamination, Pathogens of Animal Origin

1998 August | Public Comments: FDA to Reduce/Eliminate Pathogens in Juice

1998 July | Public Comments: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

1998 June | Public Comments: FDA Guidance for Fresh Fruit + Vegetables

1998 May | Public Comments: FDA’s Proposed Rule for Juice Labeling

1998 April | Public Comments: USDA National Organic Proposed Rule

1996 Spring | News: Members on Oprah, 20/20 + Maury Povich

1995 Spring | News: Invited to White House, Rollercoaster thru Washington

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