Gathering and sharing food with friends and family is often a treasured part of holiday celebrations. However, foodborne illness can show up as an unwanted guest at the table. These illnesses can occur when foods are not cooked or handled properly.
Some common food safety mistakes during food preparation include:
Take precautions to keep yourself and others safe this holiday season.
Stay up-to-date on COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, and take a COVID-19 test if you have symptoms.
Visit the UW Alert Blog and Snow Removal Progress Map (as appropriate) to check conditions before arriving on the Seattle campus.
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a new rule for methylene chloride (also known as dichloromethane) for worker safety and public and environmental protection. The required actions and timelines to comply with the new rule are described below. The new EPA rule is in addition to existing Washington State Department of Labor & Industries rules for workplace safety.
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) has noticed an increase in regulatory inspections and audits related to permits for biological samples. EH&S Biological Safety is available to support your lab in preparation for and during regulatory inspections and permit applications with external (non-UW) agencies to help ensure readiness and compliance. Please inform your laboratory personnel about the following so that they can notify EH&S of inspections and provide the appropriate UW contact information for permits.
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) is asking University building coordinators, facility managers, units and departments to identify and unplug Steelcase LED Shelf Light fixtures (listed below) from building power sources due to the potential for fire and/or overheating.
UW students or personnel hosting or sponsoring an event at a UW location where food will be served, sold, or given away, may need to apply for a Temporary Food Service Permit from UW Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S).
In October 2024, the U.S Food and Drug Agency (FDA) recalled multiple brands of frozen toaster waffles, frozen Belgian waffles, and frozen pancakes due to potential for Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
In October 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA), U.S.
During National Fire Prevention Week, Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) will host events on the Seattle campus to remind personnel and students of steps they can take to prevent fires and the importance of responding quickly to a smoke alarm. The theme for this year’s National Fire Prevention Week is "Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!”
Stop by our table to learn more about fire prevention and smoke detectors.
