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The SafeFood News newsletter is published quarterly.

Fall 2006 - How & Why Bacteria Communicate in Food Environments, 165°F is Safe End-Point Temperature for All Turkey, Staying Informed During Flu Season, Safe Handling of Pet Treats, Pack a Healthy & Safe Lunch; In the News - Nationwide E. coli Outbreak Linked to Bagged Spinach, Newly-Approved Virus Food Additive May Protect Against Listeriosis; Resources - So Easy to Preserve 5th Edition, NEHA Food Safety Programs, High Altitude Fact Sheets, Avian Flu Consumer Fact Sheet, Safe Produce Handling-Consumer Education, Fight Bac!, Food Safety Information Website, Holiday Food Safety

Summer 2006 - Healthy Pets, Healthy People, Keep Summer Picnics Safe, Food Safety Risks of Orange Juice, Enhancing the Safety of School Lunch, Kamut Correction to Spring 2006 article "Gluten-Free Diets"; In the News - FSIS Revises Safe End Point Temperature for Poultry to 165ºF, "Honey We're Killing the Kids!" Promotes Healthy Lifestyles, Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference Highlights; Resources - FDA Manual for Vol. Use of HACCP Principles for Retail & Food Service Establishments, Action Guide for Food-Safe Schools; Coming Events - Upcoming Conferences: Colorado Food Defense Conference, Food Safety Education Conference; Food Safety Trainings

Spring 2006 - Sushi: Minimizing the Food Safety Risk, Cleaning Up Norovirus Outbreaks, 2005 Food Code Update, New Allergen Labeling Requirements from the FDA, Gluten-Free Diets, Emergency Preparedness and Food Safety; In the News - CSU-OSU Researchers to Study Listeria in Farm-Home Environment, The Future of Food Safety: Nano-Particles; Resources - 2005 Food Code Changes Reflected in 4th Edition ServSafe®, Preserving Food at Home Self-Study, Children's Book: Visit to the Farmers Market; Coming Events - Upcoming Conferences: Rocky Mtn Food Safety Conference, Lillian F. Smith Conference, Food Safety Education Conference; Food Safety Trainings

Winter 2006 - CDC Launches Get Smart - Know When Antibiotics Work Campaign, Will Avian Flu be the Next Pandemic?, Juice Safety: What's to Drink?, Raw Milk: Why Pasteurize?, Food Allergy or Intolerance?, Slow Cooker Safety; Resources - Hurricane Katrina Aftermath, "Is It DONE Yet?" Kit, CSU Food Processing Support Services; Coming Events - Save the Dates: National Food Safety Education Conference, Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference, LF Smith Conference for Nutrition Educators, ServSafe® Trainings; Food Handler Trainings

Fall 2005 - Diabetes a Risk Factor for Foodborne Illness, Holiday Food Safety for Moms to Be, Be Prepared with Food and Water for Emergency Situations, Extension Part of Food Safety Team in Schools, Food Safety Tips for College Students, Making Sense out of Dates on Food Packages; In the News - CSU Team Receives Listeria Grant; Resources - CSU Food Processing Lab, Holiday Resources on Food Safety; Coming Events - Save the Date: RMFSC, ServSafe® Trainings

Summer 2005 - Effectiveness of Alcohol Gel Sanitizers; Enjoying Safe Homemade Ice Cream; Do Grilled Foods Pose a Cancer Risk; Household and Worksite Germs - Where are they hiding?; Road Trip Food Safety, Botulinum Toxin: Friend or Foe; Highlights from the Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference; Coming Events - ServSafe® Trainings, Ongoing Food Handler Trainings; Resources - Produce Safety Training Video, Food Dectectives Fight BAC, Food Safety Issues After a Fire.

Winter/Spring 2005 - Food Safety Issues for Cancer and Organ Transplant Patients, Food Safety Highlighted in 2005 Dietary Guidelines, A Closer Look at Produce Washes, Rinsing Meat: Food Safety Help or Hindrance?, Kids in the Kitchen; In the News - Good News for Ground Beef; Coming Events - Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference, Lillian Fountainn Smith Conference, StrongWomen Training Workshop, ServSafe® Trainings, and Ongoing Food Handler Trainings; Resources - Egg Food Safety, Food Safety Fact Sheets, Food Safety Mobile Coming to Denver, "Ask Karen"

Fall 2004 - Food Safety Issues for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS, Let's Talk Turkey & Other Holiday Food Safety Issues, Sit Down Service Goes Skimpy on Food Safety, Improving Shell Egg Safety; In the News - Are "Free Range" Chickens Safer to Eat?, Target E. coli from the Inside Out, Food Code Changes Reflected in ServSafe® 3rd Edition; Coming Events - ServSafe® Trainings, Notice of Dietary Supplements Public Meeting; Resources - How Can Child Nutrition Professionals Promote Handwashing

Summer 2004 - New Home Drying Recommendations, Restaurant Inspection Scores and Foodborne Disease, Update on Produce Safety, Farm Animal Contact, In the News - FDA and USDA Announce New Actions to Prevent BSE - Highlights from RMFS Conference, Resources - Pregnancy and Foodborne Illness - Nat'l Food Safety Education Month, "Keep Your Baby Safe" Handout, and Coming Events

Spring 2004 - Updated Warning for Women and Children About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish, Stored Food: Ensuring its Safety and Quality, The Five Second Rule: Myth or Fact?, Molds On Food: Are They Dangerous?, Elderly at Higher Risk of Foodborne Illness, Hand Hygiene Revisited: Another Look at Hand Sanitizers and Antibacterial Soap, In the News, Coming Events, and Resources

Winter 2004 - Mad Cow Disease On U.S. Soil, Norovirus Outbreak Hits CSU Extension Staff, Supplement To The 2001 FDA Food Code Issued, Listeria Risk Assessment Report Emphasizes Keeping Foods Cold, Produce-Related Foodborne Illnesses, Store It-Don't Ignore It, Coming Events, and Resources

Fall 2003 - Listeriosis During Pregnancy, FSIS Strengthens Regulations to Reduce Listeria Monocytogenes in 'Ready-to-Eat' Meat and Poultry Products, Doneness Versus Safety, Food Safety: The Game Plan for Tailgate Parties, Making Meat Safe, The Joy of Giving Food Safely, Garlic for Mosquitoes?, In the News..., Coming Events, and Resources.

Summer 2003 - Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy, Update on Noroviruses, FDA Proposed Regulations for Implementing the Bioterrorism Act, Bare Hands or Gloves?, Coming Events, and Resources.

Spring 2003 - SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Spreads Worldwide, Safe Thawing Guidelines Differ for Consumers vs. Food Service Industry, Is Pink Turkey Meat Safe?, Truth in Labeling Now a Reality for Organic Foods, Safety of Eggs and Egg Products, FDA Alert on Cantaloupes from Mexico, Coming Events, and Resources.

Winter 2003 - Update: Listeriosis Outbreak Results in Policy Changes, Outbreaks of Enterobacter Sakazakii Linked to Infant Formula, Gum and Candy Important Cause of Choking in Children, Stakeholder Groups Prioritize Food Safety Issues, Changes in Consumer Food Safety Practices, ServSafe® Updates Reflect 2001 FDA Food Code, Resources, and Coming Events

Fall 2002 - Foodborne Illness Rates Increase in Schools, Acrylamide in our Food, Eating Raw and Lightly Cooked Sprouts Still Risky, The 2001 Food Safety Survey: What it Suggests, Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), Konjac Candy is a Choking Hazard, FDA Approves Neotame

Summer 2002 - Food Safety Issues After a Fire, Current U.S. Home Canning: Many Don't Follow, Safe Practices, Follow-Up of Farmers' Market Training, Update on Development of Safe Jerky Preparation Methods, Spotlight on Handwashing Efforts in Colorado Elementary Schools, resources, and coming events.

Spring 2002 - Articles on Continued Safety Concerns With Raw Sprouts, Regulation Will Increase Juice Safety, Food Safety During Your Pregnancy, Proper Surface Cleaning in Child Care Centers, Incidence of Foodborne Illness: Preliminary Foodnet Data 2001, Chronic Wasting Disease, Resources, and Coming Events.

Winter 2002 - Articles on how we know if our food is safe, emergency preparedness: food & water storage for families, update on the National Organic Program (NOP), a study looking at factors that promote safe food handling in restaurants, food safety works, science and our food supply, uniform standards for food protection manager certification, resources, and coming events.

Fall 2001 - Articles on labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods, update on foot & mouth disease in Great Britain, FDA priority to boost awareness of food allergies, bioterrorism, be cool-chill out! refrigerate promptly, resources, and coming events.

Summer 2001 - Articles on safe refrigerator temperatures, how to handle refrigerated ready-to-eat foods and avoid listeriosis, commercially canned food: FAQ's, FDA warns women about the risks of mercury in fish, fit fruit & vegetable wash to be discontinued, Farmer's Market food safety trainings a success, resources, and upcoming events.

Winter/Spring 2001 - Articles on foot and mouth disease, national standards for organic foods, handwashing important in preventing spread of disease, eggs to carry safe handling instructions, upcoming events, and resources.

Summer 2000 - Articles on summer food safety, fresh produce safety, homemade juices, Operation Cure.All, dangerous bacteria indicators, National organic standards, New York's '99 E. coli outbreak, national food safety month, food biotechnology, resources and upcoming events.

Spring 2000 - Articles on food biotechnology, hard-cooking eggs, irradiated boxed beef, handwashing effectiveness, irradiation update, raw tofu, meat irradiation, food safety campaign, resources and upcoming events.

Winter 2000 - Articles on a century of safer foods; consumers' use of thermometers; recall of unpasteurized orange juice; sources of juice contamination; sprout safety; campylobacter; and database for dietary supplements.

Fall 1999 - Articles on food-borne illness statistics, E. coli in the news, very small plant HACCP implementation, videotape training effectiveness, and resources.

Summer 1999 - Articles on home dried jerky, washing meat and poultry, aspartame safety, plastic baby bottles, formula recall, unpasteurized orange juice, rules for shell eggs, raw sprouts, and resources.

Winter/Spring 1999 - Articles on listeriosis, incidense of foodborne illness, foodborne illness and senior citizens, safe grilling, sun tea safety, retail food rules and regulations, food safety and storage, water storage, coming events and resources.

Fall 1998 - Articles on risky behavior, antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial products, handwashing, alfalfa sprouts, untreated juices, salmonella strain, and petting zoos.

Summer 1998 - Articles on food safety education month, chronic wasting disease, FoodNet, FORC-G, extended shelf life foods, pasteurized eggs, slow cooking, and oil infusions.

Spring 1998 - Articles on Salmonella Agona, PulseNet, Special Nutritionals Adverse Event Monitoring System, iron toxicity in children, olestra and gastrointestinal discomfort, good agricultural and manufacturing practices for fruits and vegetables, EPA pesticide consumer brochure, resources, and coming events

Winter 1998 - Articles on red meat irradiation, E.coli 0157 vaccine, new meat and poultry safety system, chronic wasting disease, folic acid fortification, EdNet, SafeFood listserv, "Fight BAC!" program, and coming events

Fall 1997 - Issue is devoted to E. coli, with articles on changes in food safety, judging doneness by color versus temperature, irradiation, pasteurization, E. coli genome mapping, testing at retail level, and jerky preparation. Resources.

Summer 1997 - Articles on dietary supplements, waxes, cyclospora, safe barbecuing, HAACP in the kitchen, food safety campaign. Q&A. Resources.

Spring 1997 - Articles on sulfites in tuna, sulfite allergies, changes in labeling of allergenic ingredients, global produce supply and foodborne illnesses, food risk-takers, hepatitis A immunization, and Jack-in-the-Box restaurants after the E. coli outbreak. Q&A. Resources.

Winter 1996/1997 - Articles on handwashing, safe seafood, buying fresh fish, sourdough starter safety, iron supplements, food safety while traveling, possible new strains of E. coli, pesticide residues in household dust. Q&A. Resources.

Fall 1996 - Articles on food safety, how the media cover food safety and nutrition, safe cheese-eating in Europe, the importance of washing produce, and handwashing behavior. Q&A. Resources.

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