Communications
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Food Research Institute, UW–Madison |
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Communications
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Food Research Institute, UW–Madison
| FRI
Briefings |
Emerging issues in food
safety. Latest topic: Destruction
of H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus in Meat and Poultry Products |
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| FRI Seminar Series |
FRESH "Food Research & Education Seminar Highlight" | |
| Spring 2008 schedule |
Revised Schedule: Spring Semester 2008 Schedule
(.pdf) from the Food Research Institute, Wednesdays,
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Spring 2008 at the Microbial Sciences Building,
rm. 6201, (faculty meeting room), 6th floor, 1550 Linden Drive, UW–Madison Topics to be presented: Feb. 6: cancelled: “Chlorate Dramatically Decreases Salmonella Shedding in Pigs; A Novel Application for a Table Salt Derivative” Peter Bahnson, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, UW-Madison Feb. 20: “Cheese Nonstarter Lactic Acid Bacteria: What Are They, Why Do We Care, and How Do They Grow?” Jim Steele, PhD Professor, Food Science, UW-Madison March 5: “Biological and Genetic Technologies for Aflatoxin Prevention” Thomas “Ed” Cleveland, PhD Research Leader, Food and Feed Safety, Agricultural Research Service, USDA March 26: “Enhancing Food Safety Education Through Shared Teaching Resources” Jeannette McDonald, DVM, PhD Faculty Associate, School of Veterinary Medicine, UW-Madison April 9: “Epidemiological Causation Criteria: How Strong is the Diet/Cancer Linkage? ” Andrew Milkowski, PhD Adjunct Professor, Muscle Biology Lab, UW-Madison April 23: “Using Salmonella to Understand Metabolic Complexity” Diana Downs, PhD Professor, Bacteriology, UW-Madison May 7: “Chlorate Dramatically Decreases Salmonella Shedding in Pigs; A Novel Application for a Table Salt Derivative” Peter Bahnson, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, UW-Madison (re-scheduled from Feb. 6; cancelled then due to terrible snow storm) Postponed until the fall FRESH series: “Special Gene Cassettes and Adaptations of Epidemic-associated Clonal Groups of Listeria monocytogenes” Sophia Kathariou, PhD Associate Professor, Food Science, North Carolina State University |
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| Fall 2007 schedule |
Fall Semester 2007
Schedule (.pdf) from the Food Research Institute,
Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Fall 2007 at the Microbial Sciences
Building, faculty meeting room, 6th floor, 1550 Linden Drive, UW–Madison Topics to be presented: Sept. 25: “The Melamine Contamination Issue, Its Consequences for Cargill and for the Food Industry” Dr. Joseph Shebuski, Director of Global Food Safety, Cargill, Incorporated Oct. 9: “The Next Level of Food Safety—An Industry Approach” [Dr. Nobumasa Tanaka Lecture], Dr. Jenny Scott, National Food Processors Association Nov. 13: “Food Allergy: Perception vs. Reality” Dr. Robert Bush, Professor Emeritus, School of Medicine and Public Health, UW–Madison Nov. 27: “Application of Cold Plasma Technology in Food Processing” Dr. Amy Wong, Professor, Dept. Bacteriology and FRI, UW–Madison Dec. 11: “Using Neuronal Cells to Detect Botulinum Neurotoxin Activity”Dr. Sabine Pellett, Assistant Researcher, Dr. Eric Johnson's laboratory, Dept. Bacteriology and FRI, UW-Madison |
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| Spring 2007 schedule |
Spring Semester 2007
Schedule (.pdf)
from the Food Research Institute, Dept. Food Microbiology
& Toxicology Tuesdays [note new day of the week], 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Spring 2007 at the Food Research Institute, UW–Madison, 1925 Willow Drive Topics to be presented include: 1/23: “Wireless Communications in a Sand-clogging Bacterial Pathogen” Tzu-Pi Huang, FRI, Dr. Amy Wong’s lab, FRI, UW-Madison 2/6: “Life in Acid and Food Safety” Dr. Kai (Billy) Hung, Dr. Charles Kaspar’s lab, FRI, UW-Madison 2/20: “Supplying Pathogen-free Healthy Potatoes to the U.S.” Dr. Amy Charkowski, Assistant Professor, Dept. Plant Pathology, UW-Madison 3/6: “Parasites and Food Safety” Dr. Laura Knoll, Assistant Professor, Dept. Medical Microbiology & Immunology, UW-Madison 3/20: “Food Defense” Gary L. Pruitt, Sr. Food Safety Principal, Sargento Foods, Inc. 4/10: “Nitrite and Nitrate Safety as Food Ingredients” Dr. Andy Milkowski, Adjunct Professor, Dept. Animal Sciences, UW-Madison 4/24: “Can Chicken Antibodies Replace Antibiotics as Growth Stimulants?” Dr. Mark Cook, Professor, Dept. Animal Sciences, UW-Madison Postponed (cancelled for 5/8): “Update on Microbial Sciences Building (MSB)” Dr. Amy Wong and Jean Johnson, FRI, UW-Madison |
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| Fall 2006 schedule |
Fall
Semester 2006 Schedule (.pdf) from the Food
Research Institute, Dept. Food Microbiology &
Toxicology Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Fall 2006 at the Food Research Institute, UW–Madison, 1925 Willow Drive Topics to be presented include: 9/6: “How Microorganisms Evade HACCP Plans” Dr. Jeff Kornacki, President and Senior Technical Director, Kornacki Microbiology Solutions 9/20: “Traceability of Retail Products from Start to Finish” Joseph Meyer, Program Manager, Scientific Affairs & Regulatory Affairs, Kraft Foods Global, Inc. 10/4: “Toxicology Testing: Understanding the End Before the Beginning” Dr. Jay Albretsen, Covance Laboratories, Madison 10/18: “Effective Validation of Beef Slaughter Critical Points” Dr. Gary Acuff, Professor, Animal Science Department, Texas A & M University 11/1: “Prions and Food Safety” Dr. Judd Aiken, Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine, UW–Madison 11/15: “Microbiology in the Service Sector: Using Your Education to Help Food Manufacturers” Dr. Jean Schoeni, Director of Research, Trac Microbiology 12/6: “Records Management” Nancy M. Kunde, UW-Madison Archives and Records Management |
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| Spring 2006 schedule |
Spring
Semester 2006 Schedule (.pdf) from the Food Research
Institute, Dept. Food Microbiology & Toxicology Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Spring 2006 at the Food Research Institute, UW–Madison, 1925 Willow Drive contact Jaehyuk Yu for more details Topics to be presented include: Jan. 25 “Bird Flu: Really a Cause for Concern?”, Dr. Stacey Schultz-Cherry,. Medical Microbiology & Immunology, UW–Madison Feb. 8 “Formulating Foods for Safety”, Dr. Kathy Glass, FRI, UW–Madison Feb. 22 “New Insights into the Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Listeriosis”, Dr. Charles Czuprynski, Pathobiological Sciences, UW–Madison March 8 “Potential Involvement of Clostridial Infections in Neurological Disorders”, Lab of Dr. Eric Johnson, FRI, UW–Madison March 22 “Validation of the Safety of Meat Processing Critical Limits”, Dr. Steve Ingham, Food Science, UW–Madison April 5 “How I Got to B. cereus about Biofilm”, Mr. Jeff Hsueh, Dr. Amy Wong’s lab, FRI, UW–Madison April 19 “Can We Reduce Acrylamide in Food?”, Ms. Jayne Storkson, Dr. Mike Pariza’s lab, FRI, UW–Madison May 10 “Recent Developments in Whole Cell Nucleic Acid Diagnostics for the Rapid Detection of Foodborne Pathogens”, Dr. Byron Brehm-Stecher, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University |
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| Fall 2005 schedule |
Seminar
Series (.pdf) from the Food Research Institute, Dept. Food
Microbiology & Toxicology Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Fall 2005 at the Food Research Institute, UW–Madison, 1925 Willow Drive Topics to be presented include: Aug. 8 (note Monday date): “FRI, FRESH, CLA and Acrylamide,” Dr. Michael W. Pariza, Director, FRI Aug. 24: “Food Defense: The Federal Response,” Dr. Don Burr, FRI Adjunct Prof., Wis. DATCP, NCFST Sept. 14: “Non-thermal Preservation Technologies,” Dr. Martin Cole, Director, NCFST, Summit-Argo, IL Sept. 28: no seminar: break for FRI Symposium: “Antimicrobials and Sanitizers” at Pyle Center Oct. 12: "How Safe Is the Water Around Us?", Alan Degnan, Senior Microbiologist, Environmental Health Division, Wis. State Lab of Hygiene Oct. 26: "Archaeal Life at pH 1.0," David Baumler, PhD candidate, Cellular and Molecular Biology Nov. 9: "Food Safety from an Industrial Perspective," Dr. Adam Borger, Microbiologist, Kraft Foods Nov. 23: no seminar: Thanksgiving break Dec. 7: Nancy Keller, Plant Pathology and FRI, “Molecular Approaches to Eliminate Mycotoxins,” Dr. Nancy Keller, Plant Pathology and F |
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| FRI
Newsletter |
Quarterly research updates, food safety perspectives, FRI news, personnel profiles | |
| 2006: Vol. 19, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 19, No.
2 (Summer) | Vol. 19, No. 3 (Fall) | Vol.
19, No. 4 (Winter) [ *.pdf ] |
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| 2006:
Vol. 18, No. 1 (Spring)
| Vol. 18, No. 2 (Summer)
| Vol. 18, No. 3 (Fall) | Vol.
18, No. 4 (Winter) [ *.pdf ] |
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| 2005: Vol. 17, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 17,
No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 17, No. 3 (Fall) | Vol.
17, No. 4 (Winter) [ *.pdf ] |
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| 2004: Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 16, No.
2 (Summer) | Vol. 16, No. 3 (Fall) | Vol.
16, No. 4 (Winter) [ *.pdf ] |
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| 2003: Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 15, No.
2 (Summer) | Vol. 15, No. 3 (Fall) | Vol.
15, No. 4 (Winter) [ *.pdf ] |
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| 2002: Vol. 14, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 14, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 14, No. 3 (Fall) | Vol. 14, No. 4 (Winter) [ *.pdf ] | ||
| 2001: Vol. 13, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 13, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 13, No. 3 (Fall) [ *.pdf ] | Vol. 13, No. 4 (Winter) [ *.pdf ] | ||
| 2000: Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 12, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 12, No. 3 (Fall) | Vol. 12, No. 4 (Winter) | ||
| 1999: Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 11, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 11, No. 3 (Fall) | Vol. 11, No. 4 (Winter) | ||
| FRI Meetings | April 30-May 1, 2008: Treatment and Disposal of Food Products Contaminated by Biological Threat Agents Workshop fee: $295 For more information or to register, please visit: http://biothreat.engr.wisc.edu or contact Kristin Maharg maharg@epd.engr.wisc.edu 608-262-6498 FRI is a co-sponsor of this meeting. Questions? contact Mike Pariza (mwpariza@wisc.edu) |
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| FRI Focus on Food Safety Series "Microbial Food Spoilage—Losses and Control
Strategies"; June 2007, SUMMARY in FRI Newsletter 19(3): Perspectives
[ *.pdf ] |
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| FRI / UW–Madison / U. S. EPA / Wisconsin Security Research Consortium:
"Treatment and Disposal of Material Contaminated by Biological
Threat Agents", May 2007 SUMMARY in FRI Newsletter 19(2) |
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| FRI Focus on Food Safety Series "Trends. Concerns, and
Solutions for Natural and Organic Food Safety"; November 2006,
SUMMARY [ *.pdf ] |
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| FRI Focus on Food Safety Series
"Nanotechnology"; June 2006, SUMMARY in FRI Newsletter 18(3): Perspectives
[ *.pdf ] |
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| FRI Focus on Food Safety Series,
September 2005, SUMMARY Development
and Applications of Food Antimicrobials, Cleaning and Sanitation [ *.pdf ] |
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| FRI Focus on Food Safety Series,
May 2005, SUMMARY Development
and Production of Safe Process Cheese Formulations [ *.pdf ] |
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| FRI Annual Meeting , SUMMARIES: | Year 2004 [in FRI Newsletter 16(2)] | Year 2003 | Year 2002 | Year 2001 | Year 2000 | [ *.pdf ] | ||
| Food Law and Regulation Symposium:
June 8–9, SUMMARY: 2004 [in FRI Newsletter 16(3)] |
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| FRI Fungi and Mycotoxin Short Course, SUMMARY: Year 2002 | [ *.pdf ] | ||
| Other Outreach Projects | ||
| Covance/FRI
Symposiums: (*.pdf) - Summary for the 2007 symposium "Relevant Regulatory and Analytical Challenges for Food and Dietary Supplements": see p. 5-6, FRI Newsletter Vol. 19, No. 3 - Summary for the 2006 symposium "Relevant Regulatory and Analytical Challenges for Food and Dietary Supplements": see p. 3, FRI Newsletter Vol. 18, No. 4 - Summary for the 2005 symposium "Relevant Regulatory and Analytical Challenges for Food and Dietary Supplements": see p. 3, FRI Newsletter Vol. 17, No. 3 - Summary document for the 2003 symposium "Science, Research, and Regulation: Their Impact on the Food and Dietary Supplement Industries" |
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| The Food Safety publication: Comprehensive summaries of published literature | ||
| Short Course Safety Validation of Heating/Cooling Processes for Meat and Poultry Products, February 29-March 1, 2000 (a repeat of the successful workshop held Nov. 1999) | ||
| Ceres Forum Proceedings "Environmental Benefits and Sustainable Agriculture through Biotechnology" Biotechnology is a promising enviro-friendly solution to future world hunger. | ||
| FRI Annual Reports (*.pdf) | Annual summary of research
at FRI [discontinued in 2001 and replaced
by the more frequent research reports in the FRI Newsletter] |
| FRI Annual Report
2001 |
Clostridium botulinum — Bacillus cereus — Escherichia coli — Listeria —
Biofilms
— Multiple Pathogens and
Control — Mycotoxins — Parasites — Phaffia — Conjugated Linoleic Acid |
| FRI Annual Report 2000 | Clostridium botulinum — Bacillus cereus — Escherichia coli — Listeria — Multiple Pathogens and Control — Mycotoxins — Phaffia — Conjugated Linoleic Acid |
| FRI Annual Report 1999 | Clostridium botulinum — Bacillus cereus — Biofilms — Escherichia coli — Listeria — Multiple Pathogens and Control — Mycotoxins — Conjugated Linoleic Acid |
| FRI Annual Report 1998 | Clostridium botulinum — Bacillus cereus — Biofilms — Escherichia coli — Salmonella — Multiple Pathogens and Control — Mycotoxins — Conjugated Linoleic Acid |