Stop Foodborne Illness Inc

AS THE VOICE OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY FOODBORNE ILLNESS, WE COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS IN ACADEMIA, THE FOOD INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT TO PREVENT FOODBORNE ILLNESS. WE ADVOCATE FOR EFFECTIVE FOOD SAFETY POLICY AND FACILITATE CULTURE CHANGE TO INCREASE FOOD SAFETY.

HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES (USDA, FSIS, FDA, CDC) TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS FOR EFFECTIVE POLICIES AND ENFORCEMENT IN ORDER TO BEST ADDRESS FOOD SAFETY ON BEHALF OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN ILL AND THOSE WHO HAVE DIED.SERVED AS A REFERENCE AND RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ILL, THOSE WHO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE ILL OR WHO DIED AND FOR THOSE CONCERNED WITH FOOD SAFETY AND FOODBORNE ILLNESS. PROVIDED ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WITH ONGOING ISSUES AND CONCERNS RELATED TO FOODBORNE ILLNESS. RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR OUR EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND IN, AND BROAD DISTRIBUTION OF, FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION. WORKED TO RAISE AWARENESS BY SPEAKING AT AND EXHIBITING AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES LIKE THE AARP EXPO, THE NATIONAL PTA AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOICATION OF FOOD PROTECTION, THROUGH WEBINARS AND MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS AND BY DISTRIBUTING E-ALERTS REGARDING RECALLS AND OUTBREAKS.STOP INCREASED AWARENESS ABOUT THE PREVELANCE OF PATHOGENS IN OUR FOOD SUPPLYSTOP REGULARLY COLLABORATES AND HAS DISCUSSIONS WITH FOOD INDUSTRY, TRADE GROUPS AND COMPANIES, NATIONAL AND LOCAL MEDIA, GOVERNMENT SUCH AS THE USDA, FDA, HHS (HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES) AND THE CDC (CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL) FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT. THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS CONGRESSIONAL FORUMS AND PANELS WITH LEGISLATORS, THOSE AFFECTED BY FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND PROFESSIONALS FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF DISCIPLINES, SUCH AS PHYSICIANS AND FOOD INSPECTORS. IN JANUARY 2011, DUE IN LARGE PART TO STOP AND THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF ITS SUPPORTERS, PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED H.R. 2751 THE FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT INTO LAW. THE FDA NOW POSSESSES MANDATORY RECALL AUTHORITY, AND MUST INSPECT FACILITIES MORE FREQUENTLY.