Foodborne Outbreak & Emergency Response Committee
About the committee
A forum for discussion on foodborne outbreak and emergency response issues, and to coordinate Health officials member activities, as well as find a proactive role for the committee on CIFOR, NoroCORE, and other food illness response efforts.
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Committee Charges
Charge 1
Track efforts of NoroCORE, CIFOR, InFORM, FoodNet, Centers for Excellence, and EHS-Net and report these efforts to the AFDO Board. Send topics of interest to AFDO members to the AFDO staff for inclusion in eNews.
Charge 2
During major multistate outbreaks, look for opportunities to provide talking points to state and local program managers on the outbreak.
Charge 3
Creation of a training guide or catalogue of trainings (based on the crosswalk.)
Charge 4
Best Practices or Guidance on Hepatitis A to be posted on the AFDO website followed by a webinar that’s recorded and made available for future viewing.
Charge 5
Traceability challenges- what is going well with traceability? Create a 1 pager on best practices for traceability.