What You Should See in a Recall Notice
What you should see in a food recall notice Opinion | Roger Hancock & Vanessa Coffman Food recalls happen almost daily, but the way they’re communicated to consumers is far from consistent. Despite years of discussion and some progress from regulators (the FDA has provided guidance, and the USDA has their own template) there’s still […]
Trust in Government Assurance of Food Safety Hits Record Low
Gallup: Trust in Government Assurance of Food Safety Hits Record Low WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans’ confidence in the federal government’s ability to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply has reached a record low in Gallup’s trend dating back to 1999. The 57% of U.S. adults who now say they have a “great deal” […]
2023 Investigations of Possible Multistate Outbreaks
CDC: 2023 Investigations of Possible Multistate Outbreaks KEY FINDINGS• During 2023, CDC with state and regulatory public health partners investigated 181 possible multistate outbreaks, of which 84 were determined to be outbreaks. Of these, outbreak investigators solved 50 outbreaks (60%). A suspected source was identified for 22 outbreaks and a confirmed source was identified for […]
Safe Food Coalition: Opposition to Proposed Delay
Safe Food Coalition’s Opposition to Proposed Delay Dear Commissioner Makary: The undersigned members of the Safe Food Coalition write to express our opposition to FDA’s proposed two-and-a-half year delay in the implementation of the final rule, Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods (Food Traceability Final Rule), and to urge you to implement the […]
Funding Foodborne Disease Surveillance: A letter to the U.S. Congress
Funding Foodborne Disease Surveillance Effective surveillance systems require strong partnerships between state and federal government agencies … Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader Jeffries, Minority Leader Schumer, Chairman Cole, Ranking Member DeLauro, Chairwoman Collins, Vice Chair Murray, The undersigned groups representing members of the food industry, academia, consumer groups and concerned individuals are […]
Coalition Urges USDA to Reinstate Critical Committees
Coalition urges USDA to reinstate critical food safety advisory committees April 8, 2025 — As a coalition of consumer, industry and public health stakeholder groups with a vested interest in food safety, nutrition and chronic disease, we urge you to reinstate the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods […]
Why are chicken executives stonewalling consumers on food safety?
Why are chicken executives stonewalling consumers on food safety? Mike Taylor asks about the poultry industry’s latest display of brazen resistance to the current legislative effort Safer Poultry for Everyone I’ve been around food safety for nearly 50 years in government, academia, and the private sector. I’ve seen a lot of progress to make food […]
Stop Foodborne Illness Announces Sandra Eskin as CEO
Stop Foodborne Illness Announces Sandra Eskin as CEO Former USDA Deputy Under Secretary Officially Leads Nonprofit on Feb. 24 January 21, 2025. Chicago, IL — Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP), a national public health nonprofit dedicated to preventing foodborne illness and advocating for stronger food safety policies, announces that Sandra Eskin will assume the role of […]
Four Companies Join the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness
Four Companies Join the Alliance National Restaurant Association (NRA), W.K. Kellogg, Kellanova, and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), CHICAGO | PRNewswire | May 30, 2024 A multi-industry initiative to improve food safety culture across the supply chain, the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, a program of Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP), brings together leading food companies […]
Safe Food Coalition Opposes Meat
Inspection Deregulation
Safe Food Coalition Opposes Meat Inspection Deregulation Amendments to Farm Bill Members of the Safe Food Coalition sent the following letter to congressional leaders urging them to oppose legislation that would lift prohibitions on the interstate sale of meat and poultry from state inspected facilities and allow commercial sales from uninspected “custom” slaughter facilities. In […]
CSTE Voted YES to Cronobacter sakazakii Addition
CSTE Votes YES: AddingCronobacter sakazakii to Nationally Reportable Diseases List June 29, 2023: Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP) is confident that the vote today by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) to include Cronobacter sakazakii on the nationally notifiable diseases list will have meaningful impact on infant mortality. Thank you to the CSTE for its due […]
Encouraging News from the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s FDA Report
Encouraging News from the Reagan Udall Foundation Report On the Human Foods Program of the FDA Stop Foodborne Illness, the Voice for Safe Food, is encouraged by today’s release of the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s report on the foods program of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The lengthy document discusses in detail the potential to modernize and […]