photo of orange juice U.S. Food and Drug Administration - August 2001

Food Safety Progress Report

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Fiscal Year 2000

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Promising Trends in Food Safety

HIGHLIGHTS OF FDA'S FOOD SAFETY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY 2000

BIG-PICTURE VIEW OF FOOD SAFETY -- An Interview with Louis Carson

RESEARCH AND RISK ASSESSMENT -- Solidifying the Science Base

  • Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)
  • National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST)
  • Other Cooperative Efforts

REGULATORY PROGRAMS -- Farm-to-Table Initiatives for Safer Imported, Domestic Food

  • Steps for Safer Eggs
  • Steps for Safer Sprouts
  • Sampling Produce for Pathogens: Import Survey Completed, Domestic Begun
  • Seafood HACCP Program
  • Pilot Training for Dairy HACCP
  • Juice HACCP Nears Finalization
  • Expedited Review Deadlines Met
  • Juice Irradiation Final Rule
  • Low Acid Canned Food Filing Improvements
  • Imporovements in Imported Food Safety
  • Evaluation of State Programs
  • Chemical Contaminants and Food Safety

OUTBREAKS AND SURVEILLANCE -- Stopping Foodborne Illness in its Tracks

  • FoodNet Reveals Promising Foodborne Illness Trends
  • Keeping Outbreaks Under Control: PulseNet's FY 2000 Role
  • FDA Keeps Close Watch on Drug Resistance Trends

EDUCATION -- Getting the Word Out About Keeping Food Safe

  • Food Safety Education Capaign Launched for Seniors
  • Food Safety Education at the Grassroots
  • Combat Cross-Contamination: National Food Safety Education Month, September 2000
  • Food Safety Web Site Grows by Links and Bounds
  • Lose a Million Bacteria: An Interactive Food Safety Game
  • Science Teachers Learn Foods Safety Lessons
  • Game Plan for Keeping Food Safe
  • Food Safety Video Wins International Award
  • Fighting BAC! 2000
  • Physicians' Foodborne Illness Primer

OUTREACH -- Food Safety Training and Communication, the World Over

  • Teaching Good Agricultural Practices in Chile
  • U.S. and Pacific Nations Share Food Safety Approaches
  • U.S.-Mexico Collaboration in the Works
  • Caribbean Food Safety Workshop
  • International Dairy Safety Education
  • Investigating an Outbreak: Government Officials Focus on Where the Farm Fits In
  • Cochran Fellowship Plans
  • International Harmonization Steps

TOWARD AN EVER-SAFER FOOD SUPPLY -- Extending the Trends into 2001 and Beyond


Bernard Schwetz, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Acting Principal Deputy Commissioner of Food and Drugs

Joseph A. Levitt
Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Dennis E. Baker
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs

Stephen F. Sundlof, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine

Daniel A. Casciano, Ph.D.
Director, National Center for Toxicological Research

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