Food and Drug Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Food Safety Programs Historical Background
(See also Current Information on the National
Food Safety Programs)
Food Safety From Farm to Table - General Historical Background
- February 20, 1997: Discussion Draft and Current
Thinking - A New Strategy for the 21st Century
- March 5, 1997 Public Meeting
- March 31 - April 2, 1997 Public Meeting
- May 12, 1997
Vice President Releases Plan to Strengthen,
Improve Food Safety
- May 12, 1997
Food Safety Initiative Fact Sheet
- May 1997
Report to the President:
Food Safety From Farm to Table: A National Food Safety Initiative
- May 1998
Focus On Food
Safety FDA Consumer
- February 1998
1999 Budget Proposal for Food Safety Initiative
- July 2, 1998
Increasing Food Safety for America's Families
- July 4, 1998
The President Calls for Full Funding for Food
Safety Initiative and Passage of Vital Food Safety Legislation
- July 4, 1998
The President Announces Joint Institute for
Food Safety Research and Labeling of Fresh Juices
- February 25, 1999 Backgrounder:
2000 President's Food Safety Initiative
- April 1999 Overview:
The Food Safety Initiative
- July 13, 1999
Food Safety
Policy, Science and Risk Assessment, Speech by FDA Commissioner
- September 1, 1999
Healthy People
2000: Status Report - Food Safety Objectives
- September 1999 CDC Data
Provides the Most Complete Estimate on Foodborne Disease in the United States
- Food Safety Efforts Accelerate in the 1990's
FDA Announces
Food Safety Grants
- Food Safety Accomplishments
- October 2, 1997 Fact Sheet on
Administration Accomplishments in Improving Food Safety
- September 1998 A Year of
Food Safety Accomplishments
- January 21, 1999
New Meat
and Poultry Inspection System Greatly Reduces Threat of Salmonella
- February 1999 FDA's
Accomplishments--A First Year Report: October 1, 1997 - September 30,
1998
- March 16, 1999
Statement on Food Safety by Jeffery P. Kopley, M.D., M.P.H.,
Director, CDC, Before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies
- April 2000 FDA's Progress
and Perspective: Food Safety Initiative FY '99 Annual Report
- August 2001 FDA's Food
Safety Progress Report - FY 2000 Annual Report
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President's Council on Food Safety
- March 16, 2000 HHS Initiatives to Reduce
Foodborne Illness
- September-December 2000 -
Food Safety Efforts Accelerate in the 1990's (available in
PDF) (ERS)
- April 6, 2001
Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of
Foodborne Illnesses - Selected Sites, United States, 2000 (CDC)
- October 10, 2001 Testimony
on the Federal Food Safety System before the House Committee
on Governmental Affairs (FDA)
- November 27, 2001 Food
Safety and America's Future (HHS)
Produce and Import Safety Initiative - Historical Background
- Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits
and Vegetables
- November 25, 1997 Working Draft
- November 28, 1997
Notice of
Grassroots and International Meetings on Microbial Safety
of Produce
- February 24, 1998
Status Report
- April 13, 1998
Draft Guidance
(Español)
(Français)
- May 6, 1998
Notice of Public
Meetings on May 19, 21, and 27, 1998
- October 26, 1998
Analysis of Comments to the Proposed
Guide
- April 1999 Enhancing
the Safety of Fresh Produce at the
Source: Training Modalities and Methods, Needs and Opportunities
- Final Guidance
- Initiative to Ensure the Safety of Imported and Domestic Fruits and
Vegetables
- October 2, 1997
Briefing Handout:
Fact Sheet on New Initiative
- October 2, 1997
Remarks by the President on
Food Safety Regulations
- October 2, 1997
Memorandum from the President
for the Secretary of Health and Human Services and
the Secretary of Agriculture
- October 2, 1997
Fact Sheet
on Administration Accomplishments in Improving Food Safety
- March 4, 1998 Remarks by the President in
Food Safety Announcement
- March 4, 1998: President Calls for Legislation Ensuring the
Safety of All Imported Foods
- July 3, 1999
The President Announces New Measures
To Prevent Unsafe Food From Entering Our Borders
- December 11, 1999 Presidential Initiative - Safety of
Imported Food - Status Report
- February 2000 Enhancing the Safety of Imported Foods -
Comments on Public Meetings on February 10 & 17, 2000
- January 19, 2001 FDA Announces
Report on Safety of Imported Foods
- May 28, 1999
Microbiological
Safety Evaluations and Recommendations on Sprouted Seeds
- June-July 2000
Microbial
Testing of Spent Irrigation Water During Sprout Investigation
- May 2001 How to
Facilitate A Traceback Investigation: Overall Program
Evaluation
- Current information on the Produce and
Import Safety Initiative
Fruit and Vegetable Juices - Historical Background
Egg Safety - Historical Background
- May 18, 1998
USDA, FDA
Expand Efforts to Ensure Egg Safety
- June 4, 1998 (revised June 9, 1998)
USDA
Announces Release of Report to Assist in Egg Safety Strategy
- June 12, 1998
Salmonella
Enteritidis Risk Assessment: Shell Eggs and Egg Products
- Egg Safety Action Plan
- July 1, 1999
New Egg Safety
Steps Announced, Safe Handling Labels and and Refrigeration will be
Required
- December 10, 1999
Egg Safety from Production to
Consumption: An Action Plan to Eliminate Salmonella Enteritidis
Illnesses Due to Eggs
- January 28, 2000 Egg Safety
Action Plan Update
- March 30, 2000 Egg Safety Public Meeting -
Transcript of Proceedings
- April 6, 2000 Egg Safety Public Meeting -
Transcript of Proceedings
- April 13, 2000 Egg Safety
Action Plan Update
- July 20, 2000 FDA Approves
the Use of Ionizing Radiation for Shell Eggs
- July 31, 2000
Public Meeting
on Current Thinking Papers on the National Standards for Egg Safety
- September 8, 2000 Public Meeting on Salmonella
Enteritidis Research - Transcript of
Proceedings
- Current information on Egg Safety
Education - Historical Background
Research - Historical Background
Risk Assessment - Historical Background
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