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# IAFP Interview: Wiedmann on Big Data in Food Safety
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/08/iafp-interview-wiedmann-on-big-data-in-food-safety/
- Published: 2014-08-18T05:01:14.000Z
- Updated: 2014-08-18T05:01:14.000Z
- Author: James Andrews
- Tags: Science & Research, big data, Cornell University, IAFP, IAFP 2014, Martin Wiedmann, whole-genome sequencing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 08:58

Dr. Martin Wiedmann, professor of food science at Cornell University, spoke with **Food Safety News** at the 2014 Conference of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) held Aug. 3-6 in Indianapolis, IN.

The discussion covered advancements in the field of whole genome sequencing, a technology expected to significantly improve foodborne illness outbreak detection and reporting, as well as the advent of big data in the world of food safety.

Watch the video interview below: