Current Salmonella Outbreak

Recent salmonella outbreaks across the country have Americans looking at food safety nationally and locally. The sites below offer information on the current outbreak and ways that government agencies are addressing it. Also included are a few sites with information on food safety in the home.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about the Recent Salmonella Outbreak
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph/faq.html
(U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

Recalls.Gov
http://www.recalls.gov/food.html
(Information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug
Administration on recalled products)

Recall of Peanut-Containing Products: Salmonella Typhimurium
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html
(Up to date news from the Food and Drug Administration on the recall
of food products linked to possible salmonella poisoning)

Investigation Information for Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium
Infections, 2008–2009
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium/
(U.S. Centers for Disease Control)

General Information on Salmonella from the Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/

Peanut Butter and other Peanut Containing Products Recall List
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/peanutbutterrecall/index.cfm
(U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration)

KANSAS RESOURCES

Food Safety Programs at the Kansas Department of Agriculture
http://www.ksda.gov/food_safety/content/326

News from the Kansas Department of Agriculture
http://www.ksda.gov/food_safety/news/id/235

Food Safety Network
http://www.foodsafety.ksu.edu/en/
(Kansas State University)

Outbreak Final Investigation Reports
http://www.kdheks.gov/epi/outbreaks.htm
(Investigations of possible problems by the Kansas Office of Surveillance & Epidemiology)

Focus on Food Safety
http://www.kdheks.gov/fofs/index.html
(Kansas Department of Health and Environment)

VIEW HOLDINGS IN THE STATE LIBRARY'S ATLAS CATALOG ON THIS TOPIC
http://topekalibraries.info/search/dsalmonella
(Online library catalog shared with Washburn University, the Kansas Supreme Court Law Library, the Brown V. Board National Historic Site and the Kansas State Historical Society)