Newly published research concludes that education significantly increased safe food handling among high schoolers, but also showed the students continued risky practices that can result in foodborne illnesses.
The study, from researchers at the
Continue Reading Study suggests education isn’t the end all for food safety
Laura Strawn of Virginia Tech was one of the workshop presenters at the 2017 IAFP conference in Tampa. Her research interests focus on enhanced microbial safety of produce production at both
Continue Reading IAFP announces 2018 workshop topics; sets registration date
CHICAGO — More than 70 combined years of food safety advocacy and research by John Butts and Purnendu Vasavada was recognized with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 18th annual Food Safety Summit today. [caption id=”attachment_126234″
Continue Reading Collaboration common theme among food safety honorees
Oklahoma State University’s food safety education program got a $100,000 boost last week from Lopez Foods Inc. “OSU’s food safety program is a wonderful opportunity for the university, students and food industry,” chief operating officer
Continue Reading McDonald’s supplier donates $100K to OSU food safety program
September is National Food Safety Education Month and this year, the Partnership for Food Safety Education, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Food and Drug Administration are trying to debunk
Continue Reading How to Keep Your Refrigerator Safe for Food
Our recent article about why thermometers are important for food safety may have gotten you thinking about getting one or using the one you have more often. If so, here’s some advice on how to
Continue Reading How to Choose and Use a Food Thermometer
A couple of weeks ago, I was having dinner with my parents. My dad was making chicken and asked me what temperature he needed to cook it to. After all, working for Food Safety News
Continue Reading Most Consumers Don’t Use Food Thermometers Despite Importance to Food Safety
There’s a lack of food-safety education in schools that, if addressed, could help reduce the high rates of foodborne illness among children. Each year, an estimated 48 million Americans contract a foodborne illness, resulting in
Continue Reading Increasing Food-Safety Education in Schools Could Reduce Foodborne Illness in Kids
Food-safety messengers need to “hit home, hit the heart and hit hard,” Dana Pitts told attendees of the Consumer Food Safety Education Conference in early December. Until very recently, Pitts was associate director of communications
Continue Reading What it Takes to be a ‘Meaningful Messenger’ for Food Safety
In addressing attendees of the 2014 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference in Arlington, VA, last week, Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine at the Food and Drug Administration, and Deputy Under Secretary
Continue Reading Taylor, Ronholm Praise Food Safety Educators
According to an analysis by the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE), academia, public health agencies and schools are the most active sources of food safety education in the U.S. PFSE commissioned North Carolina State
Continue Reading Academia Has Most Food Safety Educators, Government Reaches Most Consumers
