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STOP Foodborne Illness, formerly known as Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.), is a non-profit public health organization in the United States dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from foodborne pathogens. Founded following the West Coast ''E. coli'' O157:H7 outbreak of 1993 in California and the Pacific Northwest, its public health work has focused on advocating for sound public policy, building public awareness and assisting those impacted by foodborne illness. STOP's current headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois. ==History== STOP formed as a grassroots organization out of the collective grief and anger of parents of victims of a major 1993 ''E. coli'' O157:H7 outbreak associated with Jack in the Box hamburgers. The outbreak, which resulted in the death of four children and more than 700 people falling ill, garnered nationwide media attention.〔 A myriad of government agencies oversee food safety therefore there is a lack of effective communication between federal, state and local agencies. Although branches of the federal government were aware of emerging foodborne pathogens such as ''E. coli'' O157:H7, they did not have a comprehensive plan to combat these new pathogens, nor had they adequately informed the public of their dangers. Scientists and consumer advocates had been quietly warning the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Congress, and the media that a failure to inspect meat and poultry for bacteria would lead to a food safety disaster. In response, STOP’s early message to American consumers was that certain foods had the potential to present a serious risk to their health and to the lives of their family members.〔http://www.stopfoodborneillness.org/history〕 Conversations with USDA and the meat industry focused on the devastation and significant illness that is caused by ''E. coli'' O157:H7. STOP pushed for warning messages to be delivered to consumers when food contamination was suspected, and encountered significant resistance. However, after fighting the resistance, a victory was experienced in 1996 when STOP was invited to sit at the policy making table, becoming a key player in facilitating the first meat and poultry inspection reforms since 1906.〔 The organization is focused on affecting change in food handling and processing at the beginning of the food chain. It provides a national service to victims and families needing both immediate and long-term assistance. In a 2015 Award Ceremony for Food Safety Heroes, Mike Taylor, FDA's Deputy Commissioner for Food, stated that ''"STOP created the culture of food safety that absolutely has been the driver of everything that’s happened since. It had an immediate effect on the meat industry"'' and that he is ''"convinced that (is the ) catalyst, and that change of mindset has had a transformative effect on the food system in this country.”'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「STOP Foodborne Illness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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