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c. Actively encourage presenters at future IAFP Annual
Meetings to incorporate root cause investigations
into presentations that may not be explicitly about
this topic. Organizers of symposia or other sessions
can encourage presenters, especially from industry,
to include a discussion of root cause investigations in
order to share valuable lessons learned. This approach
also may allow for improved harmonization of this tool
with other systems-based approaches to food safety.
d. Host listening and information-sharing sessions,
roundtable discussions or "ask the expert" events at IAFP
Annual Meetings and beyond to serve as an opportunity
for practitioners to share case studies as well as lessons
learned. Informal discussions provide an opportunity to
share relevant findings in a timely manner.
2. Recommendations for sharing information beyond IAFP:
c. Convene regional conferences that include discussions
of RCAs in order to share information rapidly among
key stakeholders. While the IAFP Annual Meeting
is a great opportunity to share findings among food
safety leaders, it may not be able to reach everyone who
could benefit. Smaller companies may not be able to
send representatives to the Annual Meeting. Because
numerous sessions occur simultaneously, interested
attendees of the Annual Meeting may not be able to
participate in RCA sessions. Regional conferences
provide an opportunity to share information that may
be particularly relevant to those in geographically similar
locations and to reach audiences who may not be able
to attend larger meetings. Moreover, closer networks
of regional food safety experts may be developed and
reinforced at regional meetings.
d. Leverage or adapt existing forums/tools, such as trade
associations, academic centers, and university extension
services, to share lessons learned. Sharing information
through entities with existing industry relationships
such as trade associations, academic centers, and
university extension services, which may summarize
information from multiple investigations and assure
anonymity, could alleviate some concerns about sharing
sensitive information and provide an opportunity to
reach a broader audience by using existing alert and
outreach systems to present case studies.
e. Publish findings from root cause investigations in
peer-reviewed journals and through other reports,
such as trade organization materials and government
reports. While publishing full reports is ideal, publishing
brief articles in addition to full reports, similar to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC)
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report "Notes from

the Field" articles, also provides the opportunity to
share information from recent root cause investigations
in a timely manner. "Notes from the Field" articles
are abbreviated reports intended to inform readers of
ongoing or recent events without waiting to write a
full report and may not yet describe conclusions (6). A
similar communication strategy could be used for root
cause investigations that may have been conducted but
for which recommendations have not yet been finalized.
f. Incorporate RCA courses from the CDC and other
industry organizations as a part of academic food
safety education curricula and/or staff training for
food safety professionals. CDC offers a free e-learning
course designed to train food safety professionals how
to conduct investigations that identify how and why
outbreaks are occurring (5). Quality management
organizations also offer trainings focused on how to
conduct an RCA.
3. Sharing root cause lessons with the broader public:
d. Create RCA exhibits at The International Outbreak
Museum in Portland, OR. The International Outbreak
Museum has physical exhibits and online resources that
detail outbreak investigations in order to teach audiences
about the kinds of foods and products that can cause
widespread disease. Even if an investigation does not
find the source of an outbreak, the museum encourages
submitting information about outbreak investigations
(11). This Museum provides an opportunity to share
RCAs with a diverse audience, both online and in
person.
e. Cultivate reporters who cover food policy issues to
publish articles about root cause investigation results.
CONCLUSION
RCA has demonstrable value for enhancing preventionfocused food safety systems, and sharing lessons learned
can help various food safety stakeholders identify and
address systemic weaknesses that can cause a food safety
crisis in the future. Yet currently, opportunities to learn
from foodborne outbreaks are lost. Leveraging existing
opportunities through the IAFP Annual Meeting, as well as
exploring new avenues to communicate findings from root
cause investigations, can promote such information-sharing
throughout industries, governmental agencies, and academia and therefore strengthen food safety systems focused
on prevention.
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Raw Milk Consumption in the Pacific Northwest
Knowledge and Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices among Kentucky Fresh Produce Farmers
Visible Soil as an Indicator of Bacteria Concentration on Farmworkers’ Hands
Beyond the Bio - Jim Dickson
PDG Highlight - The Food Safety Culture Professional Development Group
General Interest Paper Leveraging Current Opportunities to Communicate Lessons Learned from Root Cause Analysis to Prevent Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
General Interest Paper Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: Is Your Business Ready?
Industry Products
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - PDG Highlight - The Food Safety Culture Professional Development Group
Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - General Interest Paper Leveraging Current Opportunities to Communicate Lessons Learned from Root Cause Analysis to Prevent Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
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Food Protection Trends - March/April 2018 - General Interest Paper Safe Food for Canadians Regulations: Is Your Business Ready?
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