News and Events

On February 13, 2019, the FDA released an overview of the investigation that led the agency to issue a public health advisory back in the fall of 2018. The document provides an overview of the investigation approach and factors that potentially contributed to the contamination of romaine lettuce with E. coli O157:H7 in the multi-state foodborne illness outbreak. Read more

World leaders are convening at the First International Food Safety Conference, in Addis Ababa, organized by the African Union (AU), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Read more

$18.4 million in grant funding is available to help New York livestock farms implement water quality protection projects. The program funds projects that will allow livestock farms to better manage and store nutrients, such as manure, and to protect ground water and nearby waterways. Read more

CCE Madison County (100 Eaton Street Morrisville, NY 13408) is hosting a Food Safety for Growers and Processors workshop on Thursday, February 14, 2019. Read more

Funding is still available to implement the NYS Grown & Certified program, which certifies that producers adhere to higher standards of food safety and environmental stewardship.  Read more

Cornell researchers developed a computer model to help identify areas within food processing facilities that have the highest risk for contamination from the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. Read more

The Food and Drug Administration said it will resume inspections of some of the riskiest foods such as cheeses, produce and infant formula. Read more

The partial government shutdown has halted routine food inspections conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, the agency is working to have 150 employees come back to work to inspect riskier foods such as cheese, infant formula and produce. Read more