The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded the Alabama Cooperative Extension System with a $300,000 food safety grant.
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is the primary outreach and engagement organization for
Continue Reading Alabama Extension System receives food safety outreach grant of $300,000
The USDA has given more than $450,000 for a research project designed to increase the safety of certain commercially farmed oysters from the Gulf Coast that are “bound for the premium half-shell market.”
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Continue Reading Federal grant funds research to improve safety of oysters on high-priced menus
The local food trend continues to spread, with U.S. consumers increasingly wanting to know exactly where their food comes from, but new data from Auburn University shows food safety issues at “small” and “very small”
Continue Reading Auburn researchers find food safety gaps at ‘local’ farms
Mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) has not impaired meat exports to the U.S., says Auburn University professor Robert Taylor. In new analysis of COOL’s impact released Thursday, he wrote that, “COOL has not had a significant
Continue Reading Study Suggests Country-of-Origin Labeling Has Not Hurt U.S. Meat Imports
Imagine having a handheld device able to detect different types of bacteria on food, whether that food is in your kitchen, a store, a restaurant or virtually anywhere. This wireless device could detect the presence
Continue Reading Scientists Develop Handheld Device to Detect Bacteria on Food
