Pressroom
Added Apr 4, 2013
Noelia Williams awarded IAFP Travel Award
Noelia Williams is a PhD candidate and mentee of Dr. Buchanan. She is honored to be one of the awardees for this years IAFP Food Protection Student Travel Award
Added Mar 28, 2013
Advisory Council 2013 Annual Spring Symposium
Conundrum of Defining Food Safety - The Case of the Moving Zero April 18-19, 2013 Greenbelt, MD
Added Mar 21, 2013
High School Interns Win Science Fair
High school student interns win science fair.
Added Oct 23, 2012
Analysis of Fooborne Pathogen in Tomatoes, Irrigation Water & Soil Samples on Mid-Atlantic Farms
Small and medium-sized conventional and organic farms located in Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey were visited over the summer and sampled for tomatoes, irrigation water, compost and soil. The samples were analyzed for foodborne pathogens and indicator organisms. The study is ongoing and spinach and lettuce samples are currently being collected and tested. The team consisted of research and extension faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students. The project is providing excellent opportunities for undergraduate research experience, and the work was presented at the AGNR Open House on October 6th.
Added Aug 20, 2012
Save the Date: JIFSAN Advisory Council Annual Spring Symposium 2013
April 18th-19th 2013
Added Aug 10, 2012
I-Series Course In Food Safety
"How Safe is Your Salad?" I-Series course in food safety instructed by Dr. Shirley Micallef. The course will delve into prevention of contamination, mitigating contamination risks, the appearance of new pathogens, emerging infections, economic impacts, the role of government and food safety and security concerns in developing countries.
Added Aug 9, 2012
Dr. Pradhan Awarded Grants to Study Important Food Safety Issues
Dr. Abani Pradhan, an assistant professor with the Department of Nutrition and Food Science and the Center for Food Safety and Security Systems, received funding for two separate projects through a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) competitive grants program.
Added Aug 9, 2012
CFS3 and JIFSAN Staff Members on Committee of IOM Study
March 29th Robert Buchanan and Clare Narrod were part of the IOM committee briefing of an IOM study “Ensuring Safe Foods and Medical Products Through Stronger Regulatory Systems Abroad” that was commissioned by FDA for FDA Centers directors at White Oak. Both were members of the committee that wrote the reports which was released on April 4th at the National Press Club.
Added Jul 27, 2012
Center Director Honored with IAFP President's Lifetime Achievement Award
Center Director receives President's Lifetime Achievement Award At IAFP 2012
Added Nov 2, 2011
CFS3 Leads $5.4 million Produce Safety Metrics Study
CFS3 has been awarded an SCRI grant by the USDA to study and develop consensus food safety metrics for leafy greens and tomatoes.
Added Jul 27, 2011
CFS3/JIFSAN Presents Risk Analysis Training to Government Officials in India
As part of a USDA Foreign Agriculture funded program, CFS3/JIFSAN organized and presented a three-day training workshop on risk analysis to government officials in Hyderabad India. Dr. Robert L. Buchanan, Dr. Abani Pradhan, and Dr. Juliana Ruzante of the University of Maryland and Dr. Richard Goodman of the University of Nebraska organized the course, with the former developing the training materials in risk analysis and the latter providing materials on food allergens and allergens in GM foods. The workshop was held at the National Institute for Nutrition and was attended by 75 government officials and is part of the USDA and FDA efforts in regulatory capacity building in India. Based on the feedback we receive afterwards, the training sessions were highly successful.
Added Mar 7, 2011
JIFSAN Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Manual Now Available
In 2002 JIFSAN produced the first edition of its GAP manual, a training document that has been used extensively worldwide now JIFSAN offers an updated and enhanced edition of the manual entitled.
Added Feb 15, 2011
Understanding and Managing Food Safety Risk
Understanding and Managing Food Safety Risk article by Dr. Robert L. Buchanan featured in Food Safety Magazine Dec 2010/Jan 2011
Added Aug 9, 2010
Center Director Honored with the Designation of Silliker Lecturer for 2010 IAFP Annual Meeting
Dr. Robert L. Buchanan, CFS3 Director, was the designated Silliker Lecturer for the 2010 International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting. Buchanan gave a riveting lecture entitled "Understanding Foodborne Microorganisms: A Matter of Perspective," which outlined how the scientific perspective has grown regarding the study of microorganisms, their microenvironments and the diversity which occurs within a population of microbial cells. To view Dr. Buchanan's presentation, click here.
Added Jun 8, 2010
University of Maryland and Waters Corporation Partner to Build U.S.-Based Training Laboratory
The University of Maryland and the Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) will build and operate the first U.S.-based laboratory for training foreign food producers - an important step in building the foreign scientific capacity needed to uncover contamination before commodities ship.
Added Jun 8, 2010
Produce Safety Project Discussion Series: Summaries Published
The Produce Safety Projects has published the summaries of this and six additional public meetings around the country for review.
Added Dec 16, 2009
Produce Safety Project: Stakeholder's Discussion Series
On April 7, 2010, CFS3, the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and the Produce Safety Project, an initiative of the PEW Charitable Trust at Georgetown University, will co-host a public meeting on the FDA Produce Safety Rule.
Added Dec 1, 2009
CFS3 Rallies Membership at its Official Kick-off Luncheon
On November 23, 2009, the Center for Food Safety and Security Systems officially “kicked-off” its activities at an invitation only luncheon at the University of Maryland Golf Course.
Added Oct 2, 2009
Dr. Jianghong Meng Appointed Director, JIFSAN
AGNR Dean announces the appointment of Dr. Jianghong Meng, Professor in the Department of Nutrition & Food Science, as Director of the Joint Institute for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN). Dr. Meng has served as Interim Director of JIFSAN since 2006.
Added Aug 27, 2009
APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum: Partnership Training Institute Network
JIFSAN participated in the second Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Safety Cooperation Forum (FSCF) meeting hosted by co-chairs Australia and China, in Singapore on July 30, 2009.
Added Jul 16, 2009
JIFSAN Food Safety Risk Analysis Courses Recognized by the Society of Risk Analysis
The Society of Risk Analysis (SRA) has officially recognized the JIFSAN risk analysis courses. With this recognition, JIFSAN will now be incorporating the SRA logo on course advertisements, brochures, websites and related materials.
Added Jul 16, 2009
Dr. Ruzante Appointed to Review Committee for FSIS proposed follow-up Surveillance of In-Commerce Businesses Program
Dr. Juliana Ruzante, JIFSAN's Risk Analysis Program Manager, has been appointed to the 8 member committee to undertake the review of the methodology proposed by FSIS for follow-up surveillance of in-commerce businesses.
Added Jul 13, 2009
JIFSAN's Summer Integrated Food Safety Risk Analysis Program (SIP) Completes Another Successful Year
From June 8-26, 2009 thirty professionals from industry, academia, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies participated in JIFSAN's SIP program.
Added Jul 8, 2009
CFS3 Director Joins WHO FERG Effort
Dr. Robert L. Buchanan has been asked to join the World Health Organization (WHO) Foodborne Disease Burden Epidemiology Reference Group as an advisor to its Country Studies Task Force.
Added Jul 8, 2009
CFS3/JIFSAN Calls for FY 2009/2010 RFP's for its Intramural Grant Program
The Center for Food Safety and Security Systems (CFS3) and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) have announced the release of the 2009 Request for Proposals for its intramural research program.
Added Jul 8, 2009
JIFSAN Scientists Appointed Members of the National Research Council Committees
Drs. Sanford A. Miller, Jianghong Meng, and Juliana Ruzante of JIFSAN and Dr. Robert Buchanan, Director of the UM Center for Food Safety and Security Systems, were appointed by the National Research Council to serve on Standing and Ad-Hoc Committees on the use of public health data in Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) food safety programs.
Added Jul 8, 2009
Global Food Security Act to Provide Funding for Food Safety and Security in Developing Countries
Senators Casey and Lugar have introduced a bill amied at providing additional funding to aid in agricultural assistance to developing countries.
Added May 16, 2009
JIFSAN hosts Summer Integrated Program June 2009
The program will provide participants from around the globe with training on the key aspects of risk analysis, management, assessment, and communication.
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Links & Resources
- Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- FoodRisk.org
- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Food and Drug Administration
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- World Health Organization
- FAO/WHO Food Standards - CODEX Alimentarius
- Food Safety Cooperation Forum Partnership Training Institute Network
- USDA Food Safety Research Information Office
