The site, foodsafety.gov, will provide alerts on food recalls and act as a clearinghouse for information on the latest FDA rules and guidance, as well as provide information on how to avoid illness by handling food safely and other news from key government agencies.
"Health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rely on information from many places, including consumers, when it comes to tracking
food-borne illnesses across the country and the world," said CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden. "With this new Web site, consumers will quickly know who to contact if they believe they became ill from
eating a certain food. Those reports of illness can help us identify potential outbreaks sooner and strengthen our efforts to protect Americans from unsafe food and food-borne illness."--Karlene
Lukovitz
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