Infection and Outbreak Blogs
Outbreak News Today
- French drugmaker Valneva Vaccinates First Pediatric Trial Patient with “Single-Shot Chikungunya Vaccine”Valneva SE announced this week that the first participant has been vaccinated in the Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and Immunogenicity in children of two different dose levels of Valneva’s single-shot chikungunya vaccine. The Company reported positive pivotal Phase 3 data in adolescents two months ago confirming the immunogenicity and safety profile observed […]
- Celebrity Cruise Norovirus Outbreak leaves over 90 passengers illWith the Celebrity Cruise from Tampa ending on Friday, details have emerged regarding the norovirus outbreak which has left over 90 people ill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that among the 2,056 passengers, 92 reported illnesses with vomiting and diarrhea. Another eight crew members are also listed as “reported being ill during […]
- Health Dept Update: Philadelphia Measles OutbreakThe Philadelphia Department of Public Health is currently tracking an outbreak of measles. Officials stated that “The City” is working to identify everyone who may have been exposed, checking their vaccine status, warning them that they may have been exposed, and issuing quarantine and exclusion recommendations where necessary. Currently, the Health Department is reporting that […]
- CDC: Gills Onions Linked to Salmonella infection Across Several StatesThe CDC reports a food safety alert after 73 salmonella illnesses across 22 states and 15 hospitalizations. A voluntarily recall for certain diced onion products from Gills Onions include some lots of diced yellow onions (3-pound bags and 8-ounce cups), diced celery and onions (8-ounce cups), diced mirepoix (10-ounce cups) and diced red onions (8-ounce cups). […]
- SCIENTISTS: Bananas Could Go “Extinct” Due to Fungus OutbreakScientists warn that the most popular type of banana could be on the brink of extinction due to a disease outbreak that’s ravaging the common food staple. “Nobody is even close to solving the problem,” Dan Koeppel, author of the book “Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World,” told Business Insider. The Cavendish […]
The HandwashingForLife® Journal – HandwashingForLife®
- Norovirus-Centered Clean Hand DefinitionResearch to help Operators determine their Noro-E.coli-hep A risk factor. This definition of a Clean Hand is an articulation in search of the science: A Clean Hand in the foodservice and food processing industries is one that is unlikely to transfer pathogens from the hand to food, surfaces or directly to people. Handwashing For Life® […]
- Food Safety Research Reveals New Handwashing HeroesCommon ground drives budget sharing to defeat Norovirus Too many times needed food safety research is buried by either a smothering budget or by an agenda to promote an individual position. In April of 2023, Handwashing For Life® joined Ohio State’s Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention in submitting issue I-016 to the FDA’s […]
- Comparing Pathogen Transfer Rates: Handwash vs. Hand SanitizerWell before COVID, the FDA raised the suggested handwash time from “10-15” to 20 seconds. During COVID, the CDC reinforced the 20-second variant but without the science to support the change. Now that the COVID alarm stage is over, can restaurants go back to 15 seconds? There is also a lack of clarity on the […]
- The Operator’s Choice HandwashA new evidence-based standard for a Clean Hand Many well-intentioned advisers have failed to help operators change handwashing behaviors in Foodservice. Their vague advice, starting with the FDA’s Model Food Code, is not actionable. A synonym for vague is lacking definition and surprisingly, there is no definition for a Clean Hand. These 7 steps are […]
- Hand Sanitizer for Visually Soiled Hands: SaniTwice® & SaniOnce™Alcohol has an extensive history in safely reducing the risk of infections. There are references back to biblical times of using wine to cleanse wounds. Its success as a hand sanitizer was confirmed during the global COVID experience, and recommended for use where hands are not visually contaminated. Restaurant clientele now expect to have ready […]
FDA Law Blog
- Does the Drug Shortage White Paper Fall Short?By Kalie E. Richardson —
- OPQ’s 2023 Annual Report: an Upbeat Review of CDER’s Quality EffortsBy John W.M. Claud —
- FDA Tells Congress What It Wants, What it Really Really Wants (it really really really wants a zigazig-ah)By Sara W. Koblitz —
- Congressional Hearing on LDTs: Split on FDA Regulation but Support for VALIDBy Ana Loloei & Jeffrey N. Gibbs —
- GAO Report on Clinical Research Inspections Encourages FDA to Care for its Clinical Inspection ProgramBy John W.M. Claud & Kalie E. Richardson —