Learn More About Foodborne Illness
You can find helpful information
about foodborne illness by browsing the Web sites below. We have provided
links to these sites, along with short descriptions about what they
contain,
with the goal of being a comprehensive resource for all of your food
safety educational needs. NEHA Food Safety Training is not responsible for the
accuracy
of the information contained on these Web sites.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Topic: Foodborne Illness
This site provides links describing a vast number of foodborne illnesses,
and is useful and informative for any food specialist. Additionally, information
is available about foodborne disease regulation, identification, prevention,
Food-Safe Schools
The National Coalition for Food Safe Schools (NCFSS)—a
collaboration of over 50 organizations, trade associations, federal agencies,
education agencies, and health agencies that work together to improve
food safety—has launched a portal site featuring links to resources
and information for parents, students, teachers, school nurses, school
administrators, school food service professionals, health departments,
cooperative extensions, and other members of the school community.
Resources and links are organized by audience and topic area. Topic areas
include kitchen tips, harmful foodborne organisms, school foodservice
safety, handwashing, food recalls and alerts, and food allergies. Searches
also can be performed with keywords.
Foodborne Illness: Prevention Strategies
The information contained within this site is fundamental and essential
for any food handler. The challenging aspects of food organization, common
diseases originating from improper food management, and preventative measures
for avoiding foodborne illness are topics covered by this site.
Partnership for Food Safety Education—Fight
This site is fundamental education for any food handler. Its educational
structure is primarily targeted to young audiences, but the educational
material is meant for anyone. It emphasizes four primary elements of food
safety (clean, separate, cook, chill), which should be core understandings
of any food handler.
Shigella—An Infectious Foodborne Illness
This site discusses known information about the foodborne illness designated
Shigella. It answers factual questions concerning its symptoms, transmission,
and regulation.
US Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety
Foodborne Illness
This site is an incredible resource containing several highly informative
Web links that discuss topics ranging from specifying individual foodborne
pathogens to procedural requirements for maintaining food safety. It is
an invaluable educational resource for any food professional.
Foodborne Illness and Seafood
This site contains highly descriptive information about various pathogens
associated with certain kinds of seafood. Information is provided on the
nature and diagnosis of certain pathogens, as well as population and outbreak
analysis.
US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection
Service
Food Safety Publications in Other Languages
Spanish
Reduction of Salmonella Levels in Raw Meat
and Poultry
Data released by FSIS show declining levels of Salmonella in
raw meat and poultry after the implementation of a new HACCP food safety
inspection system in 1998. The decrease in the prevalence of Salmonella
in raw meat and poultry from 1998 to 2001 correlates with reports from
CDC indicating a decline in human illnesses linked to Salmonella during the same time period. The new data indicate that all categories
of product show improvement.
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria
for Foods
This address takes users to the homepage of the National Advisory Committee
on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMF). NACMF provides scientific
recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of health
and Human Services on public-health issues and the safety of the U.S.
food supply.
US Department of Agriculture/US Food and Drug
Administration
Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
This site should be helpful to anyone interested in food safety education.
It contains links to food safety training materials, informational resources,
HACCP training materials, and other vital assets needed by the food safety
professional.
FDA Voluntary Retail Standards
Free Food Safety Newsletter
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