Using the National Environmental Assessment Reporting System to Enhance Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigations in New York City Restaurants

New York City (NYC) is home to over 24,000 restaurants, with each receiving a routine inspection of food safety practices by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at least once yearly. The department also investigates about 100 suspected restaurant-related food-borne illness outbreaks each...

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Published in:Journal of environmental health 2017-04, Vol.79 (8), p.46-46
Main Authors: Matis, Bailey, McKelvey, Wendy, O'Halloran, Dan, Stavinsky, Faina, Wong, Melissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Company distribution practices
Company legal issue
Data collection
Disease control
Disease Notification - methods
Disease Notification - statistics & numerical data
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data
Distribution
Environmental assessment
Environmental health
Environmental impact analysis
Environmental monitoring
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Environmental Monitoring - statistics & numerical data
Epidemics
Food
Food safety
Foodborne diseases
Foodborne Diseases - epidemiology
Foodborne Diseases - prevention & control
Government regulation
Humans
Hygiene
Illnesses
Investigations
Laws, regulations and rules
Methods
New York City
Outbreaks
Prevention
Public Health Surveillance
Restaurants
Restaurants - statistics & numerical data
Risk Assessment
Safety and security measures
Sick leave
United States
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Summary:New York City (NYC) is home to over 24,000 restaurants, with each receiving a routine inspection of food safety practices by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene at least once yearly. The department also investigates about 100 suspected restaurant-related food-borne illness outbreaks each year, and about 20-30 of these are confirmed and reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). Within the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Office of Environmental Investigations is responsible for receiving, verifying, and investigating public complaints of food-borne illness linked to NYC restaurants. CDC's Environmental Health Specialist Network developed the National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) in recognition of the importance of monitoring environmental antecedents and to increase awareness of the role they play in causing outbreaks. By the end of 2015, NYC had conducted environmental assessments using NEARS for 88% of NORS-reported outbreaks in restaurants and they have enhanced their understanding of the root causes of the outbreaks we have investigated.
ISSN:0022-0892