U.S. Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Focus of Upcoming Interagency Meeting

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are hosting a February 24, 2015, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to update stakeholders and solicit input about the agencies’ collaborative initiatives to improve foodborne illness source attribution. The discussion will target the agencies’ effort to develop a single approach to creating harmonized foodborne illness source attribution estimates from outbreak data for Salmonella, E. coli O157, Listeria, and Campylobacter. Those interested in attending the meeting should register online by February 17. See Federal Register, January 28, 2015.

Issue 553