The Food and Drug Administration has released an update on its work to develop a strategy to help prevent Cronobacter sakazakii illnesses related to powdered infant formula.
The agency is working on the strategy as part of its response to an outbreak of illnesses and the subsequent temporary closure of
Continue Reading FDA continues work on a plan to reduce infant illnesses from Cronobacter in formulas
The CDC has announced it will begin tracking infections caused by cronobacter, which was behind an outbreak in 2021-22 among babies and caused an infant formula shortage that plagued the nation for months.
The council is the body that recommends what diseases are “reportable.” That list already includes illnesses from
Continue Reading Cronobacter infections in babies are now a reportable disease
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The Abbott infant formula recall could have been prevented. The FDA had reports of safety failures months before the contaminated formula sickened babies and caused two deaths.
I sent these T-shirts to the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, which is tasked to make recommendations as to
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: For babies’ sake, make Cronobacter sakazakii reportable
The Food and Drug Administration continues to play it close to the vest regarding questions about the Cronobacter outbreak linked to infant formula, but the agency is beginning to think about preventive action to help identify future outbreaks faster.
One of the problems with identifying and reacting to the ongoing
Continue Reading FDA still mostly mum on infant formula outbreak, but plans to seek help for future
States and territories have been steadily building their epidemiology staffs, but they collectively need another 1,200 to reach “full capacity” in terms of several key health areas, including foodborne illnesses and other infectious diseases.
One hundred percent of U.S. states and territories, as well as the District of Columbia, provided
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This week, Food Safety News is acknowledging leaders who help keep our food supply safe. Today we celebrate non-government organizations. Of course, no list is ever complete so if you think we’ve forgotten someone, please leave us a note in the comments. Non-Government organizations bring together groups of like-minded people
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