{"product_id":"technical-guidelines-food-poisoning-incident-investigation","title":"Technical Guidelines - Food Poisoning Incident Investigation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAttribution is the last step of an outbreak investigation, never the first.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne reference document, 33 chapters with four annexes, on investigating foodborne poisoning incidents and outbreaks. It sets the two pillars of evidence and the chain an investigation must complete, then the classification of disease occurrence, case definitions, notification, the investigation committee and the immediate actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe field method follows, from interviews and establishment inspection to sampling and record review. The analytical half is epidemiology proper, teaching the reader to build and read an epidemic curve, compare risk, test significance, grade the strength of the evidence and confine responsibility in a closing report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCase and outbreak definitions, notification, the investigation committee and immediate actions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews with cases and controls, establishment inspection, and sampling of food, surfaces and persons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHACCP record review and the three contributing factors: contamination, survival and growth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe epidemic curve and its source patterns, incubation periods and laboratory correlation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttack rates, relative risk, odds ratios, stratified analysis, confidence intervals and chi-square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublic health investigators, epidemiologists, food safety officers and outbreak response teams, and establishments expecting to be on the receiving end of a formal investigation. It is opened when notification arrives and the first cases are defined, and carries the team to a graded report that holds up when challenged.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apex Global Solutions AGS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56792711659860,"sku":"AGS-03-029","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1052\/4996\/4372\/files\/AGS-03-029_Poisoning_Incident_Investigation.png?v=1786639546","url":"https:\/\/agskits.com\/products\/technical-guidelines-food-poisoning-incident-investigation","provider":"Apex Global Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}