Seattle attorney William Marler gave a speech last Wednesday regarding foodborne illness law as a part of the Washington State University Common Reading Program.
The Common Reading Program chooses a different book each year that freshmen are required to read, and then is incorporated into their general education classes. …
This month Tom Besser, professor of veterinary microbiology at Washington State University, received $1 million from the Federal Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. This money will be used to evaluate whether previous research done on stopping E. coli O157:H7 in cattle may be more effective once different strains of the…
Washington State University has developed a new technology that will allow food to look, taste, and be as nutritious as the original food but with a shelf-life of more than six months.
Juming Tang, a professor in the WSU Department of Biological Systems Engineering, led a team of industry, university…
The Germ City: Clean Hands, Healthy People Program is an integrated education, Extension and research program consisting of classroom education for youth, Extension activities conducted during fairs, festivals, and community events, and research focused on hand washing behavior change related to safe food handling and health.
There are several…
On January 19, faculty members at Washington State University (WSU) held a public lecture on food safety titled “Safe to Eat?: The Science, Politics, and Economics of Food from Farm to Fork.”
The lecture was first presented in December in Seattle as part of WSU “Innovator” lecture series highlighting the…
The Food Safety Advisor program run by MetroParks Tacoma, Pierce County Parks and Recreation, and the Washington State University Pierce County Extension office will come to an end on December 31 due to significant budget cuts.
The program, which focused on training citizens in proper food preservation and safety…
