1. Investigative procedures. Standard 5 RRT CIFOR IAFP Procedures To Investigate Foodborne Illness ed. Version 4.0. August 2011 NEHA Epi- Ready. Foodborne Illness Response Strategies. June 2006 NEHA I-FITT-RR CDC Foodborne Illness Outbreak Environmental Assessments a. The program has written operating procedures for responding to and /or conducting investigations of foodborne illness and injury*. The procedures clearly identify the roles, duties and responsibilities of program staff and how the program interacts with other relevant departments and agencies. The procedures may be contained in a single source document or in multiple documents. II. A. Chapter 1 3.1 5.3 Page 3-4 IV, V, VI, IX, XII Modules 1,2,3,4, 5,6 Module 1 Standard 5 RRT CIFOR MFRPS IAFP Procedures To Investigate Foodborne Illness Sixth ed. NASDA Version 4.0. August 2011 NEHA Epi- Ready. Foodborne Illness Response Strategies. June 2006 NEHA I-FITT-RR CDC Foodborne Illness Outbreak Environmental Assessments
g. The program has established procedures and guidance for collecting information on the suspect food’s preparation, storage or handling during investigations of illness, food-related injury*, or outbreak investigations. Chapters 9,10, 11 & 13 Page 212? Subsection D Chapter 4, 5 5.5 Pages VI Module 3,5 Module 2 Lesson 5 h. Program procedures provide guidance for immediate notification of appropriate law enforcement agencies if at any time intentional food contamination is suspected. Chapter 6, 10 3.1, 3.10, 6.3 5.5 Pages IV, VI, IX, XI Modules 1,6 Module 8 i. Program procedures provide guidance for the notification of appropriate state and/or federal agencies when a complaint involves a product that originated outside the agency’s jurisdiction or has been shipped interstate. Chapter 6, 10 3.1, 3.10, 7.3 5.3 Pages 6-7 IV, VI, IX, XII Modules 1,6, Appendix 2 Module 2 Lesson 7 2. Reporting Procedures Standard 5 RRT CIFOR MFRPS IAFP Procedures To Investigate Foodborne Illness NASDA Version 4.0. August 2011 NEHA Epi- Foodborne Illness Response NEHA I-FITT-RR CDC Foodborne Illness Outbreak Environmental Assessments
Sixth ed. Strategies. June 2006 a. Possible contributing factors to the food-related illness, food-related injury* or intentional food contamination are identified in each on-site investigation report. Chapters 9, 10, 11 5.2 5.3 Pages VI Module 3,6 Module 3 Lesson 2 b. The program shares final reports of investigations with the state epidemiologist and reports of confirmed foodborne disease outbreaks* with CDC. Chapter 3, 6, 13 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 7.5, 9.1 5.5 Page 75 VI Module 1,6 Appendix 6 Module 4 3. Laboratory Support Documentation a. The program has a letter of understanding, written procedures, contract or MOU acknowledging, that a laboratory(s) is willing and able to provide analytical support to the jurisdiction’s food program. The documentation describes the type of biological, chemical, radiological contaminants or other food adulterants that can be identified by the laboratory. The laboratory support available includes the 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 9.1, 5.5 VI
Foodborne Disease Outbreaks*, Suspect Foodborne Outbreaks* and Confirmed Disease Outbreaks* in the same establishment type; 3) Foodborne Disease Outbreaks*, Suspect Foodborne Outbreaks* and Confirmed Foodborne Disease Outbreaks* implicating the same food; 4) Foodborne Disease outbreaks*, Suspect Foodborne Outbreaks* and Confirmed Foodborne Disease Outbreaks* associated with similar food preparation processes; 5) Number of confirmed foodborne disease outbreaks*; 6) Number of foodborne disease outbreaks* and suspect foodborne disease outbreaks*; 7) Contributing factors most often identified;