Welcome to the Food Research Institute
The Food Research Institute (FRI) is the portal to food safety at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Our resources include expertise in microbiology, food science, dairy science, meat science, veterinary medicine, plant pathology, and food allergy. FRI conducts basic and applied research on foodborne bacteria, molds, protozoa and viruses; we focus on microbial and toxin detection systems, pre-harvest and post-harvest intervention strategies, and mitigating diet-related diseases.
Our sponsors participate in collaborative research with FRI faculty and the highly regarded Applied Food Safety Laboratory, which works with Listeria, Clostridium, Bacillus, enterohemorrhagic E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Salmonella in a wide variety of refrigerated and shelf-stable foods. We are a recognized process authority for pasteurized process cheese products. Customized literature reviews and training sessions and industry sabbaticals are also available.
What’s New?
FRI FRESH Seminar Spring 2012 schedule (PDF)
FRI Annual Newsletter, 2011, Vol. 23 (Newsletters)
FRI Summer 2012 Undergraduate Research Program in Food Safety: recruitment open (Training)
| Events | Directors | Services |
Feb 7, 2012 Seminar "Developing a seed potato system for the needs of
Midwest organic farmers: A participatory approach" (more info) Feb 23, 2012 Seminar "The Future of Nuclear Power Post-Fukushima" note: Thursday meeting day" (more info) Mar 6, 2012 Seminar "Food Manufacturer's Role in Food Safety and Nutrition" (more info) Mar 14, 2012 Workshop "FRI Better Process Cheese School " (more info) Mar 15, 2012 Workshop "FRI Better Process Cheese School, day 2" (more info) Mar 20, 2012 Seminar "Genomic Analysis of Clostridium botulinum" (more info) Apr 12, 2012 Meeting "Mycotoxin Symposium" (more info) Apr 17, 2012 Seminar "speaker: Guy Jodarski, Organic Valley" (more info) May 1, 2012 Seminar "Inflammation at the Murine Maternal-Fetal Interface due to Intragastric Listeria monocytogenes Infection" (more info) May 22, 2012 Meeting "FRI 2012 Annual Spring Meeting" (more info) May 23, 2012 Meeting "FRI 2012 Annual Spring Meeting (meeting day 2)" (more info) |
 The Food Research Institute University of Wisconsin-Madison operates its own laboratories and administers its own research and service programs. For more information about services available from FRI please visit the Applied Food Safety Laboratory and About FRI pages. |