Food Safety Has Never Been More Important

Our mission is to promote public health through better knowledge about food safety, good nutrition, and healthy living.

One of the many luxuries Americans enjoy is access to the safest and most abundant food supply in the world. This stems from many advances and improvements in food safety, sanitation, and crop production that reduce the chance of food-safety problems, including food-borne illness, pesticide contamination, or infectious disease.

Lack of knowledge and awareness is a principal reason that food-borne illnesses occur, and education is the primary means of reducing this threat. There are many other reasons why food safety has become an issue:

First, medical advances have made it possible for people to live longer, creating an aging population more susceptible to disease.

Second, labor in the food industry is more diverse and less skilled. Learning barriers, personnel turnover, and limited food-preparation skills create challenges in training.

Third, the U.S. food supply has expanded globally, and many types of food come from areas where food safety standards are less stringent than those in the United States. Other concerns for food safety stem from terrorist threats, food irradiation, and genetically modified foods.

We can eliminate many of the factors that contribute to food safety concerns. Join us in our effort to create a more informed public and a better quality of life.

Food Safety News

02/08/2012
Illnesses Hit Washington Cheerleading Competition
Washington state and local health officials are investigating an outbreak of intestinal illnesses ...
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02/08/2012
Clues to Deadly EU 'Sproutbreak' in New Genome Study
In one of the first uses of genome sequencing to trace the path of a foodborne illness outbreak, a ...
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02/08/2012
CDC: Too Much Sodium in Most U.S. Diets
Nine in 10 U.S. adults consume much more sodium than they should, putting them at risk for heart ...
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