Four major entities — W.K. Kellogg, Kellanova, the National Restaurant Association, and the International Dairy Foods Association — have joined the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness to bolster food safety across the supply chain.
This initiative, driven by Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP), aims to foster collaboration between leading food companies and consumers affected by food safety failures. “Safety needs to be a central value of our food system,” said Vanessa Coffman, Ph.D.
, Alliance Program Director. “We know a lot of companies are already doing the right thing. The Alliance is a unique collaborative where companies are working together to advance their food safety cultures and those in their supply chains through best practice sharing.
People continue to become gravely ill from food and we’re trying something new to drive those numbers down.” Each year, an estimated 48 million Americans — about one in six — suffer from foodborne illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of these, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die.
Launched in 2018 with ten companies, the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness now includes more than 20 industry partners, with the recent addition of Kellanova and W.K. Kellogg (formerly Kellogg Company), the National Restaurant Association, and the International Dairy Foods Association.
Current members of the Alliance encompass a wide range of industry leaders, including the American Frozen Food Institute, Ca.
