Food Safety Updates from CDC
IFSAC Releases 2024–2028 Priorities
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)—a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—has published its upcoming priorities for calendar years 2024–2028. Four priorities will guide IFSAC’s work for the next five years:
- Improve foodborne illness source attribution estimates for Campylobacter;
- Develop foodborne illness source attribution estimates for non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC);
- Finalize existing analyses; and
- Refine foodborne illness source attribution estimates using data from non-foodborne sources of pathogens.
Today’s Food Safety Tip
Refrigerated or frozen foods may not be safe to eat after the loss of power. If you’ve experienced a power outage, do not taste food to determine if it is safe to eat.
When in doubt:
- Throw out perishable food in your refrigerator if you’ve gone 4 hours without power or a cold source, like dry ice.
- Check temperatures of food kept in coolers or your refrigerator with an added cold source.
- Throw out food above 40°F.
Get more information on keeping food safe before, during, and after a power outage.
