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Article: Survey of State Health Departments Underscores Gaps in Foodborne Illness Response
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- October 30, 2009
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Alicia Moran, +1-703-739-2424 Ext. 110; or James Moore,
+1-703-739-2424 x106, both for the Produce Safety Project
Produce Safety Project and Safe Tables Our Priority survey
demonstrates need for better integration and collection of outbreak
data
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A survey of state
health departments regarding their capacity to track produce-
related foodborne illnesses found that the response and
investigation of outbreaks varies greatly and can lead to delays in
public-health response.
The survey was commissioned by the Produce Safety Project (PSP),
an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts at Georgetown University,
and ...