- Info
2010
-
Pennsylvania's new food-safety law initiates major changes
December 14, 2010
-
University Park, Pa. -- A new law recently adopted by the state Legislature will have some immediate and important impacts on eating establishments in Pennsylvania, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
-
“Global Food Safety: Keeping Food Safe from Farm to Table”
October 31, 2010
-
“Global Food Safety: Keeping Food Safe from Farm to Table,” is based on a colloquium convened by the American Academy of Microbiology on April 24-26, 2009, in San Francisco, California. This report reviews the current state of affairs in microbiological food safety around the world, which foods are at fault, which pathogens are most widespread or dangerous, and where those pathogens entered the food production system. Dr. Stephanie Doores of the Penn State Food Science Department served as co-chair of the colloquium committee responsible for the report.
-
PSU Food Science researchers developing way to distinguish between salmonella strains
September 21, 2010
-
University Park, Pa. — As scientists with the federal government search for the source of the salmonella that made thousands of people sick this summer and trace how it spread, researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are developing a new and more accurate method of acquiring the bacteria's identity.
-
A Consumer Guide to Genetically Engineered Salmon
September 9, 2010
-
This month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee will review the petition to allow production of genetically engineered salmon for human consumption. If approved it will be the first GE animal allowed in the US food system. Learn more about this GE salmon in this Penn State publication (PDF).
-
Food science expert says frying pan may be best weapon against Salmonella in eggs
August 30, 2010
-
University Park, Pa. -- As investigators track a Salmonella outbreak that has forced the recall of more than 500 million eggs, a specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says consumers have a simple means of protecting themselves from food-borne illness.
-
New Food Safety Certification Training Courses in Spanish
August 26, 2010
-
Penn State offers ServSafe for Spanish speaking employees.
-
Penn State offers HACCP training
August 6, 2010
-
The Penn State Department of Food Science is offering Fundamentals of HACCP to be held from August 31 to September 2.
-
Don't forget food safety when buying food from volunteer organizations
June 4, 2010
-
While these meals served at outdoor events are a wonderful way for volunteer groups to raise money and socialize, there are a few organizations that may not be using the most sanitary food practices, according to a food-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
-
Debate churns over raw milk; food-safety specialist urges caution
May 7, 2010
-
As the debate about the health attributes and risks of raw milk spills into capitols and courts across the country, a food-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is urging people to think carefully about the risks before consuming unpasteurized dairy products.
-
Food safety experts hold training for state food inspectors
April 28, 2010
-
Food-safety experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently conducted a week-long training workshop for nearly 100 food inspectors with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
-
Research explores edible film that kills pathogens for meat packaging
April 14, 2010
-
A team of food scientists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has shown that an edible film can be used for wrapping ready-to-eat meat products to deliver a slow release of a naturally occurring antimicrobial agent capable of killing a foodborne pathogen.
-
Bake sales should follow basic food safety precautions
March 25, 2010
-
Pennsylvania food inspectors have taken some heat for enforcing state laws that limit church and fire hall bake sales, but the unpopular laws actually make good food safety sense, according to a food inspection expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
