WelcomeThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is a multidisciplinary working group convened to increase collaboration across the country and across relevant areas of expertise in order to reduce the burden of foodborne illness in the United States. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are co-chairing CIFOR. Foodborne and other enteric diseases affect millions of Americans each year. Many organizations are involved in efforts to mitigate the effects of these illnesses on public health. Outbreak identification and investigation is one of the key areas where multidisciplinary public health professionals must collaborate. The epidemiology of foodborne diseases is always changing because the diagnostic and subtyping capabilities in laboratories is changing, there are newly recognized and emerging pathogens, changes in food production, distribution, processing, and consumption patterns, demographic shifts, and many other factors. To successfully manage foodborne outbreak challenges, public health agencies must constantly adapt. CIFOR was created to develop and share guidelines, processes, and products that will facilitate good foodborne outbreak response. CIFOR GUIDELINES CIFOR is seeking public comment on its draft Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response. These Guidelines were developed to aid governmental agencies responsible for preventing and managing foodborne disease. These guidelines are being released for public review in order to obtain broad input from professionals practicing in the fields of food safety, environmental health, and public health. All comments will be reviewed and considered by CIFOR for inclusion in the final version of the Guidelines. More
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