What We Do
- Provide foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak investigation resources for local, state, and federal public health professionals
- Identify and evaluate best practices for foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak investigation
An Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence
As part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated Minnesota as an Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (FSCoE) in 2012. We are committed to improving training, research, continuing education, and outreach related to food safety and the prevention of foodborne illness.
The center is a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Health and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
“Stranger in the Northland,” Public Health Lab Scientist Comic
Ray Erickson a laboratory microbiologist in the Infectious Disease section of MDH’s Public Health Laboratory created a comic illustrating how laboratory microbiologists use chemical
MN Food Safety CoE Launches New Website
We are proud and excited to announce that the Minnesota Food Safety CoE website has undergone a redesign and update! The website redesign project
New! Bacterial intoxication checklist available
A new tool is available from the MN Food Safety Center of Excellence. A checklist for use by environmental health professionals in the field