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Food Safety
On this page, you will find information about recalls and market withdrawls of products which affect the health of Vermonters, as well as food and health alerts and news releases. Additional information about national issues is also available at the US Food and Drug Administration, and USDA web sites.
Separate government agencies are responsible for protecting the nation's food supply. If you have experienced a problem with a food product, be sure to contact the appropriate public health organization.
Vermont Food Safety
Contact the Vermont Department of Health at 802-863-7240, or 1-800-640-4374 (within Vermont).
Food Safety Advisories and Alerts
- Ongoing - Vermont Mercury in Fish Health Alert
- 02/07 - Salmonellosis Associated with the Consumption of Peanut Butter
National Food Safety
Six federal agencies, including the USDA and FDA, have joined to educate the public about recent recalls:
- RECALLS.GOV - information about the latest recalls, how to report product concerns, and important safety tips.
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- FDA Recalls, Withdrawals and Alerts
The FDA oversees food products which do not contain meat or poultry.
This site has information and images about the most significant product actions of the last 60 days, based on the extent of distribution and the degree of health risk. - ARCHIVES - Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
- About FDA Pilot Program to Better Educate Consumers about Recalled Food Products
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
The FSIS monitors recalls of meat and poultry products produced by Federally-inspected establishments.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Health Alerts and Advisories
2008
- 08/14 - Outbreak of Leptospirosis
- 08/06 - Possible Outbreak of Leptospirosis Linked to Strafford Pond
- 04/04 - Legionnaires’ Disease Linked to Rutland County Hotel
- 03/07 - Vaccines and Autism
Ruling by US Court of Federal Claims and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. - 02/29 - Revised Directions for Using Rabies Immune Globulin (Human), HyperRAB™ S/D
- 02/20 -
Potential Health Effects Associated with Hydrazine and Satellite Reentry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Advisory - 02/05 - Monochloramine Use in the Champlain Water District
Information for health care providers that may be useful in addressing questions and concerns of patients regarding monochloramine used to disinfect drinking water.
2007
- 12/18 - Syphilis in Vermont
- General information on MSM and STDs and hepatitis
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/msm/index.htm - General information on syphilis
http://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/default.htm - Syphilis and MSM fact sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/STDFact-MSM&Syphilis.htm - 2006 STD Treatement Guidelines
http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/
- General information on MSM and STDs and hepatitis
- 06/06 - Measles and Mumps in Canada
- 05/29 - Investigation of U.S. Traveler with Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) Centers for Disease Control Health Update
- 04/18 - Changes in Recommendations for the Treatment of Gonorrhea
- 01/04 - Outbreak of Mycoplasma in Rhode Island
In mid-November 2006, three Rhode Island children, all attending the same grade school, developed severe illness consistent with mycoplasma infection. Rhode Island Department of Health website. - 11/30 - Polonium-210 Involved in Recent Events in the United Kingdom