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FDA Boosts Food Safety Training

by Gretchen Goetz | Oct 06, 2011

The Food and Drug Administration is putting its money where its mandate is in order to improve food safety training across the country.

The agency recently awarded a $6.5 million grant to the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) - located in Battle Creek, Michigan - to boost the Institute's efforts to standardize food safety protocol across the country and make training more accessible to a greater number of professionals.

Is It Time to Accept Food Irradiation?

by James Andrews | Sep 30, 2011

When it comes to ensuring that food enters the market carrying as few pathogens and insects as possible, the large majority of health, governmental and scholarly authorities seem to agree -- food irradiation is an effective final safety measure.

USDA to Hold Pre-Harvest Food Safety Summit

by News Desk | Sep 30, 2011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a public summit on pre-harvest food safety on November 9 in Washington, DC, Under Secretary of Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen said Wednesday.

Killer cantaloupes leave 13 dead in US

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — Cantaloupes grown in the US state of Colorado have been linked to a outbreak of listeria monocytogenes that has killed 13 people and infected dozens more, US health authorities said Tuesday.

Media Influence on Food Safety Practices

by Mary Rothschild \| Sep 26, 2011 Over the past 20 years, there may have been a correlation between media coverage of food safety issues and safe food handling and consumption, according to a new study in the Journal of Food Protection.
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