Vital Signs Resources: What Can Be Done

Working together to reduce Salmonella and other foodborne illnesses

 

See CDC Vital Signs: Making Food Safer to Eat  for more on what can be done.

Government

Implementing policies and regulations

 

CDC

• Vessel Sanitation Program assists the cruise ship industry to prevent and control introduction, transmission, and spread of gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships.
• CDC endorses certification of food safety kitchen managers

USDA

• Compliance Guideline for Controlling Salmonella and Campylobacter in Poultry Second Edition May 2008 [PDF - 423 KB]
• Progress Report on Salmonella Testing of Raw Meat and Poultry Products, 1998-2010[PDF - 329 KB]

FDA

• Food Safety Modernization Act – Prevention and Food Safety: Two Lenses, Common Vision [PDF - 998 KB]
  Remarks at the George Washington University School of Public Health, Washington, D.C.. on May 19, 2011 by Michael R. Taylor. Deputy Commissioner for Foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Draft Guidance for Industry: Testing for Salmonella Species in Human Foods and Direct-Human-Contact Animal Foods
• Egg Safety Final Rule
• FDA Steps Up Inspections Under New Egg Rule [PDF - 258 KB]
• Quarterly Summary on FDA Inspections Under the Egg Safety Rule --Summary Period: September 2010 - December 2010

Track and investigate illness

• Foodborne Illness Surveillance, Response, and Data Systems
• A step-by-step guide to investigating foodborne outbreaks
• Multi-state Salmonella outbreak announcements (2006-2011)
• Foodborne Outbreak Online Database
• CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Outbreak Response

Farmers, grocery stores, and places that make, sell, or serve food

• A Basic Look at Salmonella [PDF - 510 KB] (Cattlemen’s Beef Board and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association)
• Quarterly Progress Reports on Salmonella Testing of Selected Raw Meat and Poultry Products
  Consumers can sign up to receive e-mail notification when quarterly Salmonella progress reports are issued.
• Grocery Manufacturers’ Association guidance documents on preventing Salmonella

Health care providers

• Foodborne Illnesses: A Handy Overview (CDC Medscape Commentary)
• Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians 

Everyone

• Just for Kids
• USDA Fact Sheets for Consumers
• 7 Tips for Cleaning Fruits, Vegetables (FDA)
• Recalls of products that USDA regulates
  Consumers can get information about recalls and public health alerts that involve meat, poultry, or processed egg products by signing up for e-mail notifications.
• Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts of products that FDA regulates
  Consumers can sign up to receive e-mail notifications of FDA product recalls and safety alerts.

General Information/Resources

• General information about Salmonella
• Prevention and Education
• Podcast:  Preventing Foodborne Illnesses
• Pathogens and Contaminants:  Salmonella (USDA)
• Salmonella Question and Answers  (USDA)