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The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) is a collaboration of national associations and agencies representing epidemiology, environmental health, public health laboratories, and regulatory agencies involved in foodborne disease surveillance and outbreak response.

Since 2006, CIFOR has improved methods to detect, investigate, control, and prevent foodborne disease outbreaks.

A key task for CIFOR is to identify barriers to rapid recognition and response to foodborne disease outbreaks. CIFOR develops guidelines and tools that address barriers and promote prevention strategies.

The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence uses CIFOR’s products to develop needs assessments, training, and tools. Based on their effectiveness, the Food Safety CoEs strongly recommend CIFOR’s resources to state and local health departments.

Explore CIFOR’s products and tools to strengthen your outbreak response capabilities.

Visit the CIFOR website to access materials and join public health professionals working to protect public health through improved surveillance and response.

Check out some of our favorite products developed by CIFOR

Guidelines 3rd Edition

A comprehensive source of information on foodborne disease investigation and control.

Model practices for foodborne disease outbreaks, including preparation, detection, investigation, control and follow-up.

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Toolkit

Developed to help implement the CIFOR Guidelines.

Conduct a self-assessment of your outbreak detection and investigation procedures and implement appropriate recommendations from the CIFOR Guidelines.

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Learning Modules

Summaries of the CIFOR Guidelines.

Need a simpler way to start with the guidelines? The CIFOR learning modules break down each chapter into easy-to-follow summaries.

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