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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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