NEWS
» FSRC workshop:
Assuring Safety of Imported Food: Public and Private Roles in a Risk-Based System
February 1-2, 2010
Washington, DC
The FSRC and the Emerging Pathogens Institute of the University of Florida held a two-day workshop to discuss the challenges
and opportunities of an improved approach to import safety that is science-based, informed by risk, and which
is based on a coordinated partnership between the public and private sectors. The workshop brought together particpants from
all sectors of the food system, including government, industry, academia, and advocacy for in-depth dialogue to develop concrete
and practical recommendations. For workshop materials, including presentations,
click here.
» Report on Coordinated & Integrated Food Safety Information:
FSRC researchers are detailing the need for a more coordinated and integrated
approach to food safety information in a new report due out this winter. Building on prior work examining
the nation's food safety information infrastructure, Michael Batz and Glenn Morris
of the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute are drawing lessons from real-world policies and
practices that support an information-driven food safety system, with a focus on western Europe. The report is
being funded by the Pew Produce Safety Project.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
» In the spring of 2009, the FSRC and the George Washington University released the report, "Stronger Partnerships for Safer Food: An Agenda for Strengthening State and Local Roles in the Nation’s Food Safety System." The report was the culmination of a multi-year project led by Michael Taylor, then a Research Professor at GWU, with collaborators at AFDO, ASTHO, NACCHO, and the University of Florida, and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More information about the project can be found here.
» The FSRC project "Developing and Applying a Descriptive Framework For Analyzing Food Safety Resources", is underway under new leadership at the University of Florida, with collaborators at AFDO, ASTHO, NACCHO, and George Washington University.
