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Extractions: AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT With approval by the Board of Regents of the new major in agriscience and environmental systems to be offered at the CAES Tifton campus, a faculty position in Agricultural and Applied Economics is needed to teach in the new program and to serve as its undergraduate coordinator. The position will focus on management, finance and marketing for agribusiness firms in the food and agricultural sector. This would be a tenure track position with 0.70 EFT instruction and 0.30 EFT extension. Teaching responsibilities will emphasize undergraduate courses that focus on the firm-level management of agribusinesses. Teaching responsibilities would also include academic advising, student recruitment, job placement, coordinating internships, and involvement with student organizations. This position would be instrumental in implementing the new Tifton position.
Extractions: May 2001 Table of Contents The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) has coordinated many of the activities of the Food Safety Initiative (FSI) since its inception in fiscal year 1998. CFSAN's comprehensive and active core research program along with its FSI supported research efforts play major roles in achieving the goal of reducing levels of food borne illness in the United States. Research products contribute to the development, implementation, or evaluation of the Agency's policies. They help maintain the Agency's awareness of emerging issues and they enable the Agency to rapidly respond to emergency situations. FSI research activities focus in particular on those hazards that contribute most significantly to the estimated 76 million foodborne illness and 5,000 deaths which occur within the US each year. These hazards include; bacterial, parasitic and viral pathogens; mycotoxins derived from fungus; and marine biotoxins from either shellfish, fin fish, or algae. FSI research projects are conceived, planned, directed, and evaluated using three guiding principles. First, the research must entail scientific excellence. Results that come from FDA laboratories must serve as the basis for regulatory policy and legal action. As a consequence FDA strives for the highest quality that can withstand critical evaluation. Second, the research must be relevant. Research projects need to provide mission critical data to support regulatory programs that are designed to lower the incidence of foodborne illness. And third, FSI research must help to meet the priorities of the Center. Those priorities are reevaluated annually by the Office of Science, which works closely with the CFSAN leadership team, who provide the overall direction for all Center activities.
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Good Press Template continue their state of the art food safety research, studying and helping to makeour food safer by UGA research takes place in Savannah, georgia to advance http://www.house.gov/kingston/pr990528_aguga1.htm
Extractions: May 28, 1999 KINGSTON SUCCESSFUL GETTING IMPORTANT AGRICULTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN HOUSE FY 2000 AG BILL: Most of the research will be done at The University of Georgia "Food safety is the big issue here, along with protecting jobs in the wake of increased foreign competition. This research is critical and I’m pleased we were successful in getting it," Kingston stated. "I’m also proud that most of the research will be done at The University of Georgia, which keeps Georgia on the cutting edge. Americans are blessed in that we only spend eleven-cents on the dollar for food. We have the best, lowest cost, and safest groceries in the entire world. Agriculture research helps keep costs of food down, the supply of food abundant, and food safety at a maximum," said Kingston. "This research will truly make a difference in Georgia agriculture and addresses some of the most crucial problems and our most important commodities, such as peanuts, including peanut allergies, and a number of vegetable crops, including Vidalia Onions, along with research for some of the major diseases, such as tomato spotted wilt virus, that are costing us millions of dollars annually." stated Gale Buchanan, Dean and Director, The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
FDA, States Collaborate For Safety's Sake Milk safety. milk specialists, like their counterparts in retail food and shellfish Sofar, California, Colorado, Florida, georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/296_fda.html
Extractions: FDA, States Collaborate for Safety's Sake by John Henkel When Congress passed the Mammography Quality Standards Act in 1992 requiring federal certification of U.S. mammography facilities, regulators faced the daunting task of inspecting and accrediting the 10,000 mammogram providers scattered across the country. If the Food and Drug Administrationresponsible for enforcing the certificationhad tried to tackle this alone, the task would have been nearly impossible because of limited resources. The agency gets the job done by drawing on a decades-long alliance with state departments. Mammography facility inspection is part of a larger initiative to protect the public against adverse health effects of radiation exposure. It is one of four major FDA-state collaborations. Others involve retail food protection, shellfish sanitation, and milk safety. "FDA does not have primary responsibility to enforce compliance for the commodities covered under the cooperative programs," says David Field, state programs director for FDA's Northeast Region. "The states do that. They have the police power." In the case of mammography, FDA does enforce the law and does inspect some facilities itself, such as those in the military and in states without contracts with the agency. However, for thousands of other inspections, FDA trains, audits, and provides technical expertise to state inspectors under contract to FDA to do inspections.
Extractions: UC Davis Department of Nutrition - Note: This website just received a four-star rating from the Tufts University Child and Family WebGuide. By offering research-based discussions on breastfeeding, maternal nutrition, formula feeding and the transition to solid foods, the UC Davis Nutrition web site has been found to provide a voluation resource to parents and those working in the child development field. Only a small percentage of sites pass Tufts' screening process. Of these, less than 20 percent receive a four-star award. - The Food and Nutrition Information Center at the National Agricultural Library produces several resource lists. This list is a compilation of resources that discuss nutrition education and literacy and the assessment and evaluation of print education materials. A list of easy-to-read nutrition education materials is also provided.
Achievements In Public Health, 1900-1999: Safer And Healthier Foods pasteurization of solid foods; taking food safety to the Agriculture, Economic ResearchService, food and Rural Atlanta, georgia US Department of Health and http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4840a1.htm
Extractions: October 15, 1999 / 48(40);905-913 During the early 20th century, contaminated food, milk, and water caused many foodborne infections, including typhoid fever, tuberculosis, botulism, and scarlet fever. In 1906, Upton Sinclair described in his novel The Jungle the unwholesome working environment in the Chicago meat-packing industry and the unsanitary conditions under which food was produced. Public awareness dramatically increased and led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act (1). Once the sources and characteristics of foodborne diseases were identifiedlong before vaccines or antibioticsthey could be controlled by handwashing, sanitation, refrigeration, pasteurization, and pesticide application. Healthier animal care, feeding, and processing also improved food supply safety. In 1900, the incidence of typhoid fever was approximately 100 per 100,000 population; by 1920, it had decreased to 33.8, and by 1950, to 1.7 ( Figure 1 ). During the 1940s, studies of autopsied muscle samples showed that 16% of persons in the United States had trichinellosis; 300-400 cases were diagnosed every year, and 10-20 deaths occurred (2). Since then, the rate of infection has declined markedly; from 1991 through 1996, three deaths and an average of 38 cases per year were reported (3).
Public Service & Outreach funding to support her foodsafety program, covering topics of home food preservation,food-handler education sponsored by the georgia Dietetic Association in http://service.uga.edu/hillawards_2001.html
Extractions: Elizabeth L. Andress serves as an associate professor and Extension food safety specialist with the Department of Foods and Nutrition. She is recognized as the foremost expert on home food preservation in the United States and Canada. Andress is responsible for several publications that are definitive works in home food preservation and food safety. In recent years, Andress has been instrumental in coordinating the delivery of the ServSafe® program of the National Restaurant Association throughout the state. This widely recognized certification program for foodservice managers is used by the Cooperative Extension Service to reach the foodservice industry in Georgia, an industry that employs almost 300,000 people in more than 17,500 inspected establishments. More than 93 county Extension agents and county environmental health specialists in Georgia have received food-handling training and certification. Andress also works closely with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that home economists working with the Meat and Poultry Hotline in the Food Safety and Inspection Service are up-to-date. She is the co-author of the Complete Guide to Home Canning, a bulletin published by the Cooperative Extension Service and the USDA, and she serves as project director for a National Center for Home Food Processing and Preservation. The Center is researching new home-canning and home-freezing recommendations for the USDA database and is analyzing risk factors and recommendations for other types of home food preservation.
Extractions: AQUACULTURAL PRODUCTS: MICROBIAL For more information on this project, see Progress Reports and Final Reports Journal Articles Anthony, B.A., Draughon, F.A., and Denton, M.E. 1994. Listeria spp. in fresh rainbow trout purchased from retail markets. Journal of Food Quality (accepted). Dorsa, W.J., D.L. Marshall, and M. Semien. 1993. Effect of potassium sorbate and citric acid sprays on growth of Listeria monocytogenes on crawfish (Procambarus clarkii) tail meat at 4C. Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft und Technologie (Food Science and Technology) 26: 480-482. Dorsa, W.J., D.L. Marshall, M.W. Moody, and C.R. Hackney. 1993. Low temperature growth and thermal inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in crawfish tail meat. Journal of Food Protection 56:106-109. Dorsa, W.J., and D.L. Marshall. 1995. Influence of lactic acid and modified atmosphere on thermal destruction of Listeria monocytogenes in crawfish tail meat homogenate. Journal of Food Safety (accepted). Garren, D.M., Harrison, M.A. and Huang, Y.W. 1995.
Untitled for the pesticides they will handle including safety clothing and Any producer intendingto sell organic food must be certified by a georgia February 28, 1993. http://wsare.usu.edu/aglaws/de_ga.htm
1998 Annual Meeting 1998 georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, georgia Quality Retention and Microbiologicalsafety of F-4, Special Forum President's food safety Initiative. http://www.confex.com/ift/98annual/98program/
Extractions: SESSION # TITLE Sunday AM Hot Topic: Food for Health: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde Food Phytates: Antinutrients or Anticarcinogens Processing of Nutraceuticals/Functional Foods Microbiological Safety Issues and Foods in International Trade Impact of International Food Packaging Laws on Trade Antioxidative Strategies for Muscle Foods Physical Properties of Foods I F-1 Special Forum: Using Sensory for Success General Food Microbiology I Video Theater-Audiovisual materials produced by food companies, universities, and scientific and trade associations will be presented. Sunday PM The Use of Multifunctional Carbohydrates in Foods IFT Minimum Standards for Undergraduate Programs: What Should the 2002 Revision Look Like Food Safety - Product Liability and HACCP Developing Nutraceuticals for the New Millenium Muscle Foods Quality and Methods International Food microbiology and molecular approaches
Virtual.clemson.edu/groups/psamedia/1999rel.dir/Love.txt She serves on Clemson's food safety Rapid Response Team Libby Hoyle's direction, ourExtension food and nutrition in the University of georgia's Plant Pathology http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/psamedia/1999rel.dir/Love.txt
Extractions: DATE: 2/5/99 CONTACT: Dr. Dan Smith, (864) 656-3382 WRITER: Giles Singleton, (864) 656-3876 Love wins Clemson Extension's Outstanding Service Award CHESTER Administrative specialist Grace Love has won the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service's Outstanding Service Award for 1998. Love is an administrative specialist in the Chester County Extension Office. Her duties include working with the cluster director and several Extension agents. She prepares mailings, newsletters and keeps records for 4-H, eight Family and Community Leaders groups, and other programs. She also set up and continues to maintain the Chester County Extension Video Lending Library. The award was given for Love's service and dedication. "Gracie saves our lives," said Alice Campbell, Clemson Extension cluster director for Chester, Lancaster, Union and York counties. "She gives enormous support to our office and to our agents' individual programs. For example, over the summer we had some personnel changes. Gracie provided continuity to programs and worked to fill the gaps during the transition." Love is known for handling requests from the public promptly and efficiently. She makes sure clients have their questions answered and their problems solved. Family and Community Leaders president Juanita McCrorey said, "Grace Love performs her work with professionalism and enthusiasm. There is always a smile for whoever passes her desk or asks for help." In addition to the Outstanding Service Award, three Superior Performance Awards were recently announced. The recipients are Libby Hoyle, Extension food specialist; S. Bruce Martin, Extension turfgrass specialist; and J. Powell Smith, Extension agent in Lexington County. Hoyle, an Extension food specialist in the Family and Youth Development Department at Clemson University, is a state expert on educating consumers about food safety and preservation. She organized the National Restaurant Association's Serving Safe Food program for supervisors of food workers in restaurants and schools. As a result of the School Food Service supervisors program, 60 supervisors have been certified as instructors. The supervisors have trained 1,520 food service workers in South Carolina's schools. These workers serve food to more than 385,000 schoolchildren daily. Hoyle frequently provides information to television, radio, and newspapers. She serves on Clemson's Food Safety Rapid Response Team, and has served on many national and university committees, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Consultation on Food Security and the Clemson University Experience Committee. "Under Libby Hoyle's direction, our Extension food and nutrition program continues to be one of the most outstanding in the nation," said Diane Smathers, assistant director of Extension and Research for Family and Youth Development. Bruce Martin, Extension turfgrass specialist at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence, is also an associate professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology. His duties include developing Extension and research facilities at the Pee Dee REC, with an emphasis on plant disease control programs; special research on diseases of turfgrass; providing leadership to the Clemson University Turfgrass Initiative and disseminating information to producers, businesses, and Extension agents. He also speaks to industry groups at the state, regional, national and international levels. "I would rank Dr. Martin as one of the top five turfgrass pathologists in the world," said Lee Burpee, a professor in the University of Georgia's Plant Pathology Department. "On the research side, Dr. Martin is a world authority on the biology of Rhizoctonia species associated with turfgrasses." Powell Smith, an Extension agent in Lexington County provides unique, relevant Extension programs on vegetable production practices utilizing Integrated Pest Management principles. He works with researchers in South Carolina and other states on various crop production and protection practices for vegetables. He has secured significant industry support for testing crop production and protection materials. Smith also disseminates information through the media, including television, professional publications, and newspaper articles. "Powell is a very dedicated person who always goes above and beyond the call of duty for those he serves," said farmer Howard Rawl. "His broad background in various areas of vegetable production has proved invaluable to our farm, as well as to many other vegetable producers in and around Lexington County." END
SUMMRY OF PROCEEDINGS on the key issues of food safety, food security and University, the University ofGeorgia, Merial and the World Trade Organization, preservation of competitive http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/vctia/summary.htm
Extractions: Santiago, Chile, May 6-8, 2001 Recent events such as foot-and-mouth disease in South America and Europe, and BSE as well as dioxin in Europe, have highlighted the complex nature of global trade, the fragility of the food chain, and the critical importance of veterinarians in the detection and effective control of these problems. An international conference, Preparing the Veterinary Profession for Corporate and Trade Issues in the Americas , was held in Santiago, Chile, May 6-8, 2001, to focus attention on the critically important relationship between veterinary education, veterinary regulation, and the world food industry, and to stimulate international dialog on the key issues of food safety, food security and safe trade. Afternoon breakout sessions were held to address some of the critical areas mentioned in the plenary sessions. Several common themes emerged from these sessions. First, it is essential to develop a more flexible veterinary curriculum to allow students to develop skills necessary for working in the global environment. Second, greater use of the internet was encouraged to allow information to flow freely regarding these issues. Third, government agencies need to involve universities more in developing emergency preparedness plans. Fourth, creation of academic externships funded by industry would allow greater partnering and be mutually beneficial. A follow-up conference was encouraged.
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Extractions: This grant supported the creation of the Center of Infectious Disease Research and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota (CIDRAP) on September 4, 2001. The Center's work became instantly relevant during that tragic month. CIDRAP addresses the need for up-to-date, comprehensive public polices for preventing and controlling infectious diseases on a worldwide basis. It urges that new health information be communicated quickly to health-care professionals and the public to reduce exposure and infection.
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Department Of Food Science food safety Intervention strategies to inhibit and prevent foodborne pathogensin meat Ph.D. 1996, food Science and Technology, University of georgia. http://www.uark.edu/depts/foodsci/researchareas.htm
Extractions: Department of Food Science Faculty Research Areas Ron Buescher, Professor and Head B.S. 1965, Purdue University M.S. 1967, Horticultural Physiology/Biochemistry, Purdue University Ph.D. 1973, Postharvest Physiology/Food Biochemistry, Purdue University Research Areas Philip G. Crandall, Professor B.S. 1970, Horticulture, Kansas State University M.S. 1972, Food Science, Purdue University Ph.D. 1975, Food Science, Purdue University Research Areas Navam S. Hettiarachchy, Professor B.S. Chemistry, Madras University, India M.S. 1968, Biochemistry (Enzymology), University of Edinburgh Medical School, Scotland Ph.D. 1974, Biochemistry (Specialized in Molecular Biochemistry), University of Hull, England
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