NC Department of Health and Human Services Environmental Health Section North Carolina Public Health

Food Protection Program ~ Food Defense Program

Mission:
To safeguard North Carolina 's food supply by ensuring understanding and cooperation between stakeholder agencies, promoting complete preparedness and effective response to unintentional, deliberate, or natural disaster incidents, and initiating ongoing advances in awareness, surveillance and prevention.


Enforcement Strategies for Environmental Health Programs

CIFOR Guidelines for Food-borne Disease Outbreak Response

General Control Measures for Food-borne Illness Outbreaks

FoodSHIELD

Links

Program Overview

FBI Outbreak Investigations


Emergency Response
Hurricane preparedness materials; Public Water Supply Emergency Response Documents; more...


Food Product Recall Information
U.S. FDA Recalls and Safety Alerts;
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
; more...

Food Defense
Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance; Embargo; FDA Food Protection Plan; more...

Epidemiology
Flu Information; Bad Bug Book; Prevention in the Community

Food Service Industry Tools
2008 Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Guidance Manual; more...

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