New International Food Safety Network Infosheet — Foodborne illnesses prompt fine at golf course in Western New York

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It may not surprise regular readers of barfblog that we selected an outbreak linked to a golf course for this week’s iFSN infosheet; we’ve chronicled food safety at a golf course in the past. During the past week there have been reports of two outbreaks traced to golf courses, one in Wheaton, IL and, the inspiration for the infosheet,  in Niagara Falls, NY.

Click here to download the infosheet.

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About Ben Chapman

Dr. Ben Chapman is a professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. As a teenager, a Saturday afternoon viewing of the classic cable movie, Outbreak, sparked his interest in pathogens and public health. With the goal of less foodborne illness, his group designs, implements, and evaluates food safety strategies, messages, and media from farm-to-fork. Through reality-based research, Chapman investigates behaviors and creates interventions aimed at amateur and professional food handlers, managers, and organizational decision-makers; the gate keepers of safe food. Ben co-hosts a biweekly podcast called Food Safety Talk and tries to further engage folks online through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, maybe not surprisingly, Pinterest. Follow on Twitter @benjaminchapman.