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EdNetNovember 2014EdNet, the National Food Safety Educator’s Network, is a monthly, multi-agency electronic news journal from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). EdNet provides up-to-date information about food safety and nutrition programs and activities for educators, consumer advocates, government officials, and industry representatives. If you have questions or comments about this issue of EdNet, contact the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN-FDA) 
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In this issue: Advisories, Alerts, and Warnings
Resources for Educators
People in the News Meetings, Conferences, and Workshops Industry
Advisories, Alerts, and WarningsUSDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Severe WeatherOn November 18, 2014, FSIS issued food safety recommendations for the Great Lakes due to the forecast for severe winter conditions. Read this news release: USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Winter Storm Warnings On November 10, 2014, FSIS issued food safety recommendations for the northern Rockies and upper Great Lakes due to the forecast for severe winter conditions. Read this news release: Resources for EducatorsUSDA Food Safety Tips for Cooking Thanksgiving TurkeysOn November 24, 2014, FSIS issued a news release providing food safety tips for cooking Thanksgiving turkeys. Read this news release: USDA Blog: Turkey Tips Step 3: Let’s (Finally) Get CookingFSIS issued a blog titled Turkey Tips Step 3 – Let’s (Finally) Get Cooking Read this blog: http://blogs.usda.gov/2014/11/25/turkey-tips-step-3-lets-finally-get-cooking/ Read previous blogs on Turkey Tips ---
http://blogs.usda.gov/2014/11/19/turkey-tips-step-1-shopping-for-your-feast/
http://blogs.usda.gov/2014/11/20/turkey-tips-step-2-preparing-your-feast/#more-55413 FDA: Have a Happy and Safe ThanksgivingLearn more about preparing and serving food safely during the holiday. For more information, go to: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/BuyStoreServeSafeFood/ucm188807.htm FDA Guards Against Food Spoilage, ContaminationLearn what FDA’s laboratory in Jefferson, Arkansas is doing to keep the food supply safe. Also follow some FDA tips for seafood safety to guard against spoilage and contamination at home. To read this consumer update, go to: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm408811.htm FDA Blog: FDA and Asia-Pacific Colleagues Focus on Food SafetyCamille Brewer, M.S., R.D., Director of International Affairs in FDA’s Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine and Christopher Hickey, Ph.D., FDA’s Country Director for the People’s Republic of China blogs about collaborating in the area of food safety with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). To read this blog in its entirety, go to: http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/category/food/ Food Safety in a Global Environment: Based on a Common Culture of Prevention and VerificationOn November 5, 2014, Michael Taylor, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, delivered a speech at the 2014 China International Food Safety and Quality Conference and Expo. Read this speech: http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FSMA/ucm421685.htm American Diabetes MonthHave you been diagnosed with Diabetes? Learn how to reduce your risk of foodborne illness. For detailed information, go to: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/PeopleAtRisk/ucm312706.htm USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline Open on Thanksgiving DayConsumers with more food safety questions can visit FoodSafety.gov to learn more about how to safely select, thaw and prepare a turkey. They may also call the USDA Food Safety Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) or chat live with a food safety specialist at AskKaren.gov, available from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, in English or Spanish. FSIS will provide Thanksgiving food safety information during November on Twitter, @USDAFoodSafety, and on Facebook, at Facebook.com/FoodSafety.gov. Consumers needing help on Thanksgiving Day may contact the USDA Food Safety Hotline from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time. To view a popular fact sheet Let’s Talk Turkey, go to: To see a list of Seasonal Food Safety fact sheets, visit FSIS at: Read more about the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at: FSIS Food Recalls and AlertsStay up-to-date on FSIS’ food recall alerts by visiting FSIS’ Current Recalls and Alerts Web page. Just go to: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls. Register to receive e-mail notifications when public health alerts and recalls are issued at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/subscribe Amber Waves Magazine: November 2014Amber Waves presents the broad scope of USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) research and analysis on the economics of food, farming, natural resources, and rural America. Read the latest articles of the Amber Waves Magazine from the ERS online: http://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves.aspx People in the NewsNew CFSAN Center Director AnnouncedOn November 10, 2014, FDA announced a change in leadership at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN). In January 2015, Dr. Susan T. Mayne will take the reins from Michael M. Landa, who is retiring after more than four years leading the Center, providing critical leadership on major food safety and nutrition initiatives. For additional information, go to: http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/ucm422557.htm Meetings, Conferences, and WorkshopsRegister Now for the Consumer Food Safety Education Conference 2014: December 4-5, 2014 - Arlington, VATogether: A Food Safe America, the Consumer Food Safety Education Conference 2014, will bring together food safety educators from all sectors and all levels to share strategies and tactics that promote more effective consumer food safety behaviors. If you educate consumers on food safety, you need to be here! Space is filling up – reserve your spot today! http://www.teamfoodsafety.org/registration?eventId=1&controller=event&task=individualRegister IndustryFDA Finalizes Menu and Vending Machine Calorie Labeling RulesOn November 25, 2014, FDA finalized two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, similar retail food establishments and vending machines with 20 or more locations to provide consumers with more nutritional information about the foods they eat outside of the home. The rules are required by the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. For additional information, go to: http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/LabelingNutrition/ucm217762.htm Delay in Verification Activities for Final Rule on Modernization of PoultryThe final rule on modernization of poultry inspection requires that poultry slaughter establishments, other than those that slaughter ratites, develop, implement, and maintain written procedures to prevent contamination of carcasses and parts by enteric pathogens and fecal contamination throughout the entire slaughter and dressing operation and demonstrate this control through microbiological sampling and testing. The rule also requires that poultry slaughter establishments develop, implement, and maintain written procedures to ensure that carcasses with visible fecal contamination do not enter the chiller. FSIS will not begin verifying that large establishments meet the new requirements until December 1, 2014, according to the instructions FSIS issued on November 14, 2014. These instructions can be found at: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/28bde16c-4b5c-4284-a2c6-1567a83aaf7c/64-14.pdf?MOD=AJPERES See the Final Rule at: FDA Published Updated Guidance for Industry on Food Facility RegistrationFDA announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility Registration (Sixth Edition). The guidance includes one new question and answer in addition to the questions and answers in the Fifth Edition of the guidance document, which is being added in light of an ongoing rulemaking under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) that proposes to make certain changes to the definition of the term farm in 21 CFR 1.227. For additional information, go to: http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/ucm423287.htm FSIS: Hog HIMP Evaluation PostedFSIS has posted on its website the Market Hog HIMP Evaluation. The objective of this report is to evaluate FSIS’ inspection findings in market hog slaughter establishments participating in the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Inspection Models Project (HIMP) and to determine whether the HIMP inspection system is performing as well as the existing inspection system. The report can be found at: Names of Establishments in China Eligible to Export Processed (Cooked) Poultry Products to the United States PostedFSIS has posted the names of four establishments in China that are eligible to export processed (cooked) poultry products to the United States. Read the FSIS’ Constituent Update: The list of establishments can be found at: NPIS Questions and Answers Now Available on FSIS WebsiteAnswers to questions the agency has received from industry regarding the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS) are now posted on the FSIS website. Additional questions can be sent to askNPIS@fsis.usda.gov See answers to questions regarding NPIS: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/poultryspection FSIS Policy UpdatesFSIS issues Notices and Directives to protect public health. The following policy updates were recently issued:
All Notices and Directives are available at: Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: http://www.foodsafety.gov/news/educators/ednetnovember2014.html Source Agency: Health and Human Services (HHS) Captured Date: 2014-12-11 03:50:44.0
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