Tag: CDC
Americas: CDC adds module to pathogen library
With Bruker Corp., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently added a new module to MicrobeNet that allows laboratories to search...
Americas: Zebra, Atmel release smart refrigeration design for retail
Zebra Technologies Corporation and Atmel Corporation demonstrated a smart refrigeration Internet of Things (IoT) reference design at NRF 2016 held recently in New York,...
Americas: Report finds consumers eat too much salt
Nearly all Americans – regardless of age, race, gender or whether they have high blood pressure (hypertension) – consume more sodium than is recommended...
Americas: Multistate foodborne disease outbreaks sicken thousands, finds report
Multistate outbreaks cause more than half of all deaths in foodborne disease outbreaks despite accounting for 3% of reported outbreaks in the US, according...
Americas: CDC releases tool on foodborne disease outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a redesigned online tool for users to search data on foodborne disease outbreaks more...
Americas: Excessive alcohol use burdens US economy
Excessive alcohol use continues to be a drain on the American economy, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Americas: School meals have more fiber, less salt, finds CDC report
Most schools in the US are implementing healthy practices to help meet federal school meal standards by offering whole grains, more fruits and vegetables,...
Americas: Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs is an ongoing threat, says...
Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs, an ongoing public health threat, continued to show both positive and challenging trends in 2013, according to human illness...
Americas: Some foodborne infections decreased in 2014, says CDC
In 2014, rates of infection from a serious form of E. coli and one of the more common Salmonella serotypes decreased compared with the...
Americas: Food Safety ’15 series – If prevention is the main...
It has now been more than four years since the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January...