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Food Safety
CMG Buttery MB BS MPH
Updated – May 2012
Why is this a problem?
Background: In the United States, contaminated food causes approximately 1,000 reported disease outbreaks and an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths annually. This report summarizes 2010 surveillance data and describes trends since 1996.
Preventing foodborne illness and death remains a major public health challenge.
MMWR_June 10, 2011 / 60(22);749-755
What diseases are Transmitted by Food?
Campylobacter, Escherichia coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia enterocolitica Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora cayetanensis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
Food Net Data
Preliminary Data for 2010A total of 19,089 infections, 4,247 hospitalizations, and 68
deaths were reported from FoodNet sites in 2010. Salmonella infection was the most common infection reported (17.6 illnesses per 100,000 persons) and was associated with the largest number of hospitalizations (2,290) and deaths (29); no significant change in incidence of Salmonella infection has occurred since the start of surveillance during 1996--1998. Shiga toxin--producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 infection caused 0.9 illnesses per 100,000. Compared with 1996--1998, overall incidence of infection with six key pathogens in 2010 was 23% lower, and pathogen-specific incidence was lower for Campylobacter, Listeria, STEC O157, Shigella, and Yersinia infection but higher for Vibrio infection. Compared with a more recent period, 2006--2008, incidence in 2010 was lower for STEC O157 and Shigella infection but higher for Vibrio
infection.
Where should you look?
Almost 100% of foodborne illnesses are preventable.
Sources Start with the farm
▪ Cattle▪ Swine▪ Poultry▪ Vegetables
After the Farm
Look to the Factory / Packer Hygienic conditions:
▪ The facility▪ The workers▪ The packaging
▪ Frozen foods▪ Packages/dehydrated▪ Irradiation▪ Crating of vegetables
Transportation
How Where How Long Temperature maintenance Handling
Retailers
Where do you find the standards National Standards
FDA Dept. Agriculture EPA CDC
State Standards Local Standards
Certified Food Managers
In the Community
The Local Health Department Environmentalist
Hiring Standards Training Certification (standardization)
The Weakest Link
The Food Handlers
Cooks Servers
Cleaners
The Inspection
How often Critical elements Do not forget elements
The Corpus Christi Approach
Why the change The Partners The Emphasis The Community Oversight Results
Read the description of the program in this week’s attached essay from Dr. Buttery.
References
CDC ‘s Food Safety Activities
Guidelines in using HACCP Principles
Food Safety Europe Farm to Fork