S.T.O.P | America's Voice for Safe Food


2008	S.T.O.P. holds a commemorative “15 Years Since Jack in the Box Outbreak” Teleseminar call and introduces our landmark long-term consequences of foodborne disease project S.T.O.P. begins collaborative work with the Produce Safety Project (PSP) that will survey state health departments on their foodborne illness tracking techniques and will culminate in a joint report to be issued in 2009 S.T.O.P. speaks in Geneva, Switzerland, at the invitation of the World Health Organization at a conference on the global burden of foodborne disease
2007	S.T.O.P. launches Firstgiving Program allowing members to tell their food safety stories and how they became involved with S.T.O.P. to friends and relatives nationwide via the internet S.T.O.P. moves our national headquarters to suburban Chicago S.T.O.P. testifies before Congress on carbon monoxide (CO) issue in meat and calls for a re-examination of the process as GRAS (generally recognized as safe) by FDA
2006	S.T.O.P. participates in USDA’s Food Safety Education Conference in Denver and speaks on the economic and Emotional Burden of Foodborne Illness S.T.O.P. launches our Teleseminar Series- uniting members nationwide via 800 call-in service to expert talks on relevant food safety topics S.T.O.P. calls for a ban on the use of carbon monoxide (CO) in case-ready meats packaged in a modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and testifies against its’ use at a hearing in Chicago
2005	S.T.O.P. begins Community Tours program, holding events in the homes and offices of S.T.O.P. members across the country to educate on food safety and promote S.T.O.P.’s mission S.T.O.P. speaks out about antibiotic-resistant Salmonella bacteria (DT104) in America’s beef supply S.T.O.P. works closely with Congress in introducing the Safe Food Act of 2005, calling for a single food safety agency
2004	S.T.O.P. assists in organizing and has several victim speakers participate in the “Families and Patients Forum on Foodborne Disease” sponsored by the U.S. House of Representative’s Food Safety Caucus S.T.O.P. works with CDC’s Food Safe School Coalition to produce a video and school food safety kit to be distributed nationwide
2003	S.T.O.P. releases groundbreaking report, “Why Are People Still Dying From Contaminated Food?” S.T.O.P. actions help to spur formation of a first-ever Congressional Safety Caucus
2001-2002	S.T.O.P. wins mandatory pasteurization for all bulk juices S.T.O.P. prevents reversal of the zero tolerance policy for Salmonella in school lunch meat S.T.O.P. exposes ongoing distribution of recalled meat in the school lunch program S.T.O.P. organizes a Rally for Safer Food in Washington D.C. S.T.O.P. testifies before joint Congressional committee regarding contamination in school lunches
1999-2000	S.T.O.P. wins introduction of microbial testing and zero tolerance for pathogens in school lunch meat S.T.O.P. spurs critical improvements to the recall process for contaminated meat S.T.O.P. hosts groundbreaking medical conference on long-term health costs of E. coli O157:H7 S.T.O.P. co-produces a brochure with Centers for Disease Control to inform parents of small children S.T.O.P. President Nancy Donley is named “Community Champion” by Civil Justice Foundation and receives Consumer Federation of America’s Golden Carrot award
1997-1998	S.T.O.P. holds five-year memorial service for Jack in the Box victims S.T.O.P. wins mandatory consumer health warning labels for unpasteurized juices S.T.O.P. convinces USDA to release accurate cooking information to consumers S.T.O.P. investigates and exposes problems with the history-making Hudson Foods recall S.T.O.P. members win passage of Lauren Rudolph Food Safety Act in California S.T.O.P. organizes a meeting of victim advocates with decision-makers at Centers for Disease Control S.T.O.P. is named Meat and Poultry magazine as one of the “Top 10 Influential Powerhouses in the Meat and Poultry Industry”
1995-1996	S.T.O.P. sponsors Congressional briefing in Washington D.C., which features victims’ testimony and noted consumer advocates S.T.O.P. presents 100,000 signed postcards to Congress in support of safer meat S.T.O.P. participates by invitation in a White House press conference opposing deregulation of the food industry S.T.O.P. wins the first national meat and poultry inspection reforms in 90 years
1993-1994	Foodborne illness victims and friends found S.T.O.P. to address void in national food policy arena S.T.O.P. holds Congressional Symposium on Meat Inspection in Washington D.C. S.T.O.P. wins safe handling/warning labels on all meat and poultry products S.T.O.P. opens national clearinghouse providing information and help for victims and consumers, and establishes a toll-free hotline for foodborne illness victims