EdNet - January 2012 | FoodSafety.gov

EdNet - January 2012 FoodSafety.gov


Advisories, Alerts, and Warnings

• USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Severe Storms and Tornadoes

Resources for Educators

• USDA Launches Online Export Library to Help Facilitate International Marketing of Eggs
• USDA Awards Grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for E. coli Research to Help Reduce Public Health Risks
• USDA Seeks to Modernize Poultry Inspection in the United States
• USDA Seeks Comments on Revisions to Food Container Standards  
• USDA Streamlines Animal and Animal Product Import Regulations
• Obama Administration Releases Food Safety Tips, New Report on Efforts to Protect Consumers
• FDA/CFSAN’s Nutrition Facts Label Programs and Materials
• Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner of Foods’ Blog on Gulf Seafood Safety
• Protect Youngest and Oldest Relatives from Foodborne Illness When Preparing Chitterlings (FSIS)
• Food Safety Epidemiology Capacity in State Health Departments — United States, 2010 – MMWR, Volume 60, Number 50
• Blog: Resolve to Be Food Safer in the New Year
• Agricultural Research Magazine, January 2012 – Vol. 60, No. 1
• New FSIS Podcasts

Meetings, Conferences, and Workshops

• FDA Announces Dietetics and Nutrition Webinar Co-Sponsored with the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)
• USDA to Hold Public Meeting to Address Agenda Items for the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Animal Feeding  
• Proposed Rule to Streamline Generic Labeling Approval Processes (FSIS)
• Register for Webinar on Nutrition Labeling Rule (FSIS)
• Regulatory Webinar Available on Recalls of Products With Undeclared Allergens (FSIS)
• The 2012 Agricultural Outlook Forum

People in the News

• Faces of Food Safety- Learn about Bridgette Keefe-Hodgson (FSIS)