Law Project

In 2013, CIFOR conducted an analysis of foodborne disease surveillance and investigation laws in select states. Tools created through this work include a public health practitioner handbook to implement foodborne disease surveillance and investigation laws, a menu of recommended laws that state and local public health officials and policy makers might consider. These tools help state and local public health agencies improve legal preparedness for foodborne disease detection and outbreak response.

• The Analysis of State Legal Authorities describes and analyzes the types of state legal authorities currently available to conduct foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak response activities.
• The Practitioners’ Handbook on Legal Authorities is a practical guide for public health professionals with roles in foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak response.
• The Menu of Legal Options can be considered by state public health officials and policy makers when reviewing their jurisdiction’s legal authorities to conduct foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak response actions.

Who should use it: State and local public health officials who direct foodborne disease surveillance and implement foodborne disease investigations and outbreak response, state and local policy makers who shape and adopt pertinent laws, and legal counsel to those officials.

For more information contact info@cifor.us.