The International Association for Food Protection’s program committee is now accepting abstracts submitted with “incomplete data” by trough Jan. 19, 2021. However, the complete data must be submitted by April 6 2021, to be included
Continue Reading IAFP extends abstract deadline because of COVID-19 impact on lab operations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service have selected four Food Safety Fellows through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) program. The
Continue Reading USDA names new FSIS Food Safety Fellows; special focus on Salmonella
In partnership with the Center for Produce Safety, researchers from the University of Georgia are working on a project to identify potential sources of the protozoan pathogen Cyclospora cayetanensis.
The project, “The prevalence of
Continue Reading Researchers working to identify Cyclospora sources
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By Brian P. Sylvester, Jessica P. O’Connell and John C. Balzano
In a global first, in recent
Continue Reading Singapore greenlights cell-based meat; when will the U.S.?
The Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention (CFI) at The Ohio State University has been awarded $770,000 to improve food safety and prevent foodborne illnesses in Kenya.
The project, “Chakula salama: a risk-based approach
Continue Reading Ohio State food safety center to research food safety in Kenya
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environment, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT have developed a process to kill germs on almonds and nuts by using compressed carbon dioxide to decontaminate food.
The advantage of this
Continue Reading Researchers use compressed carbon dioxide to decontaminate almonds and other nuts
The Environmental Protection Agency is extending the use of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos for some purposes. Hawaii, New York and California ban the use of the pesticide.
One of the most widely-used pesticides in agriculture, chlorpyrifos
Continue Reading Trump administration ending with Chlorpyrifos still OK for ag uses
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In her letter “Letter to the Editor: Industry supporter out of line on line speeds,” (/2020/11/letter-to-the-editor-industry-supporter-out-of-line-on-line-speeds/) Jessica Chapman offers her ad hominem opinion that I am “an industry supporter whose
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Sound science should reflect relevant data
A new research report from the food industry shows investigations of leafy greens foodborne illness outbreaks could be streamlined if produce was labeled with traceable codes, something food safety experts have been urging for decades.
Continue Reading Industry researchers say traceability comes down to label codes
Eat Just Inc., the privately-held San Francisco company known for plant-based alternatives to egg products, has gained regulatory approval in Singapore to produce and sell lab-grown chicken meat.
Approval by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA)
Continue Reading Eat Just Inc. gets approval in Singapore for lab-grown chicken
The Center for Produce Safety awarded more than $300,000 to a research project that is examining the risk of contamination in distribution center environments by surveying managers and collecting testing samples at their facilities, focusing
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Continue Reading Researchers look at Listeria risks in food distribution centers