Collaborative Plan to Achieve Customer-Focused Recall Modernization
Collaborative Plan to Achieve Consumer-Focused Recall Modernization Background On August 20, 2020, the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness convened a group of food safety experts (working group) to outline how food recall processes in the United States can be improved. This working group recognized that there is a need for fundamental change in food recall […]
How to Be An Effective Healthcare Advocate for Your Child
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp How to Be An Effective Healthcare Advocate for Your Child When it comes to a child’s health and wellbeing, a parent plays a critical role as a child’s best healthcare advocate. This is especially true as it relates to a child receiving care […]
Press Release: January 25, 2021 | USDA Urged to Better Protect Consumers from Salmonella, Campylobacter in Poultry
USDA Urged to Better Protect Consumers from Salmonella, Campylobacter in Poultry Petition Filed by Stop Foodborne Illness, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Consumer Reports, Consumer Federation of America January 25, 2021 Food safety advocates are calling on the United States Department of Agriculture to better protect consumers with new enforceable standards that will reduce, with […]
STOP, CSPI and Consumer Advocates Petition the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service to Establish Enforceable Poultry Standards
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp STOP constituents join others urging FSIS to modernize its food safety standards Re: Petition to Establish Enforceable Standards Targeting Salmonella Types of Greatest Public Health Concern while Reducing all Salmonella and Campylobacter in Poultry, and to Require Supply Chain Controls Read the petition […]
From FoodSafetyNews.com: Our Poultry Safety Regulation Isn’t Working
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Our Poultry Safety Regulation Isn’t Working By Michael Taylor Twenty-five years ago, when our board co-chair, Michael Taylor, was administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), he helped put in place a new food safety regulatory program […]
Stop Foodborne Illness and CSPI Call for Modernization of USDA’s Poultry Safety Framework
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp STOP and CSPI Call for Modernization of USDA’s Poultry Safety Framework Stop Foodborne Illness and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) are calling for important changes at the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reduce consistently high burdens of foodborne illness […]
Coping with a Foodborne Illness? Our Peer-to-Peer Mentors Can Help
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Coping with a Foodborne Illness? Our Peer-to-Peer Mentors Can Help. One thing we often hear at Stop Foodborne Illness is how stressful it is to deal with the avalanche of life challenges that befall people who are suffering from a foodborne illness experience. […]
Volunteer Voices: Jeff Almer
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Volunteer Voices: Jeff Almer What motivates you to get up in front of people and tell your story? I like to believe that, in some fashion and in some way, it helps at least some of the people in the room see things […]
Volunteer Voices: Jillian Castro
Volunteer Voices: Jillian Castro Jill talks about life since her E. coli illness How were you impacted by foodborne illness? In 2006, I suffered from E coli and HUS due to the spinach outbreak that infected 199 people in 26 states. An elderly woman from Wisconsin was one of the three confirmed deaths associated with the outbreak. […]
“I’m Very Happy They’re Locked Up, But Nothing Can Bring My Amazing Mom Back”
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp “I’m Very Happy They’re Locked Up, But Nothing Can Bring My Amazing Mom Back” Catching up with Stop Foodborne Illness star advocate, Jeff Almer, after the PCA trial For Jeff Almer, a grieving and heartbroken son who lost his beloved mother in 2008 […]
Early Detection of Foodborne Illness:
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Early Detection of Foodborne Illness How You Can Take Immediate Action to Prevent Serious Health Consequences When a foodborne illness strikes, early detection is critical. It can often mean the difference between life and death. Far too often, though, early detection with proper […]
Getting to Know a Devoted Donor: Meet Christine Chatfield
Getting to Know a Devoted Donor: Meet Christine Chatfield Losing your beloved son at the young age of 24 is devastating. Beyond devastating. It leaves a huge hole in your heart and life that can’t ever be filled. That’s what Christine Chatfield lives with every day since her once dynamic, smart, loving, and funny son, […]
