FDA Launches New System to Respond to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

• By: Staff Editor
• Date: September 23, 2011

On September 14, the FDA announced that it was creating a new, streamlined and integrated system to effectively and rapidly respond to human and animal foodborne illness outbreaks. The agency has named the system as the FDA Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network.

This article gives details about this new FDA initiative.