FRI Newsletters
news from and about the  Food Research Institute, UW–Madison

• November_09
• FRI NEWS AND EVENTS:  FRI Focus on Food Safety Meeting; FRESH Seminar Series; Applied Food Safety Laboratory, Kathy Glass
• UW–MADISON EVENTS:CALS Dean UW Extension Short Course Seminars on campus
• OTHER NEWS AND REPORTS: Arsenic in Food Bisphenol A; E. coli O157:H7 and other STEC
• CURRENT LITERATURE: E. coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle; Salmonella in fresh produce
  
• October_09
• FRI NEWS AND EVENTS: FRI Focus on Food Safety Meeting; FRESH Seminar Series; Mike Pariza receives award; David Baumler research
• UW–MADISON EVENTS: UW Extension Short Courses; Seminars: Organic/Fair-trade Agriculture; Go Big Read discussion: “In Defense of Food” by Michael Pollan
• OTHER NEWS AND REPORTS: Nanomaterial Research Strategy; Mustard: a priority food allergen; Salty to a Fault
• CURRENT LITERATURE: Tick-borne encephalitis virus in chees; Community-associated MRSA in Iowa; Nitrites, nitrates not linked to brain cancer; HUS-associated gene in E. coli O157:H7; E. coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle
• September_09
• FRI NEWS AND EVENTS: FRI Focus on Food Safety Meeting; FRESH Seminar Series; Research news; FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg and U.S. Senator Herb Kohl
• UW–MADISON EVENTS: UW Extension Short Courses; Go Big Read : In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan; Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics meetings
• OTHER NEWS AND REPORTS: EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) report ; The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) response to the PEW report 
• CURRENT LITERATURE: Sequelae of infectious diseases ; Risk prioritization framework for foodborne pathogens; Why does E. coli need Shiga Toxin?

• August_09
• FRI NEWS and EVENTS: FRI Focus on Food Safety Meeting; FRESH Seminar Series; 7th Annual Food & Dietary Supplement Symposium; FRI at IAFP
• UW-MADISON EVENTS: Kenneth B. Raper Symposium; UW Extension Short Courses 
• OTHER NEWS: FDA — safety of tomatoes, leafy greens, and melons; Food Safety Working Group; EFSA — Campylobacter, process contaminants, pesticide residues; F as in Fat 2009; Irradiated cat chow
• CURRENT LITERATURE: Preserved and enhanced meat products: potassium, phosphates; E. coli O157:H7 vaccine
• July_09
• FRI NEWS and EVENTS: FRI at IAFP; 7th Annual Food & Dietary Supplement Symposium; Food Import Safety: Systems, Infrastructure & Governance
• UW-MADISON EVENTS: Kenneth B. Raper Symposium; UW Extension Short Courses 
• OTHER NEWS: CDC: foodborne and notifiable diseases; EFSA: pesticide residues, aflatoxins, MRSA; Codex: Listeria, acrylamide, melamine, etc.; Food Standards Agency: salt reduction targets
• CURRENT LITERATURE: Dietary salt; Economics of Foodborne Disease; Listeria monocytogenes; Nitrites; Attribution of foodborne disease
• June_09
• FRI NEWS and EVENTS: 2009 Annual Spring Meeting; New Salmonella Briefing on the FRI web site
• UW-MADISON EVENTS: Food Import Safety: Systems, Infrastructure & Governance; Kenneth B. Raper Symposium; 7th Annual Food & Dietary Supplement Symposium; UW Extension Short Courses 
• OTHER NEWS: FRI at IAFP; FERN (Food Emergency Response Network); Gateway to Farm Animal Welfare website
• CURRENT LITERATURE: BPA Controversy; Microbial safety of RTE dried seeds; Listeria monocytogenes
• May_09
• FRI EVENTS: FRESH Seminar Series; Annual Spring Meeting; Upcoming FRI Meetings
• UW-MADISON EVENTS: Food Import Safety: Systems, Infrastructure & Governance, May 26 & 27, 2009; UW Extension Short Courses (http://www.wifirst.wisc.edu/workshops.htm); McArdle Symposium on Cancer
• OTHER NEWS: H1N1 influenza (swine flu); Dose-Response Assessment Boot Camp
• CURRENT LITERATURE: Clostridium difficile; Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii; Irradiated cat chow and neurological disease; Fructose vs. glucose
• April_09
• FRI NEWS and EVENTS: FRESH Seminar Series; Annual Spring Meeting; New on the FRI web site
• UW-MADISON EVENTS: Seminar: BPA: A Case History of Science, Politics, Journalism and an Endocrine Disruptor; Meeting: Food Import Safety: Systems, Infrastructure & Governance; UW Extension Short Courses; McArdle Symposium on Cancer
• OTHER NEWS: Salmonella Outbreak in Peanut Butter (IAFP Rapid Response Symposium); GMA Guidance Document for Salmonella in Low-Moisture Foods; FDA updated peanut product recalls
• CURRENT LITERATURE: Food Poisoning from Raw Fruit and Vegetables
• March 2009
• FRI NEWS and EVENTS: Annual Spring Meeting; FRESH Seminar Series; E. coli O157:H7 Research; Food Safety Training
  UW-MADISON EVENTS: Food Import Safety Meeting
  CURRENT LITERATURE: Foodborne Disease Epidemiology and Control Strategies; Degradation of Prions Research at UW; Foodborne Chagas' Disease; Bisphenol A
• Feb 2009
• FRI EVENTS: Better Process Cheese School: Feb 26-27, 2009; FRESH Seminar Series
  UW-MADISON EVENTS: Salmonella in microwaved chicken
  CURRENT LITERATURE: MRSA in Meat; Norovirus in Deli Meat; Staphylococcal bacteriophages; Shiga toxin 2; Antibiotic use in livestock production; Expanded testing program for foodborne pathogens

• 2009:   Vol. 21, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 21, No. 2-3 (Summer-Fall)  |  Vol. 21, No. 4 (Winter)
• 2008:   Vol. 20, No. 1-2 (Spring-Summer) |  Vol. 20, No. 3 (Fall) |  Vol. 20, No. 4 (Winter) 
• 2007:   Vol. 19, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 19, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 19, No. 3 (Fall) |  Vol. 19, No. 4 (Winter) 
• 2006:   Vol. 18, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 18, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 18, No. 3 (Fall) |  Vol. 18, No. 4 (Winter)
• 2005:   Vol. 17, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 17, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 17, No. 3 (Fall) |  Vol. 17, No. 4 (Winter)
• 2004:   Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 16, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 16, No. 3 (Fall) |  Vol. 16, No. 4 (Winter)
• 2003:   Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 15, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 15, No. 3 (Fall) |  Vol. 15, No. 4 (Winter)
• 2002:   Vol. 14, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 14, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 14, No. 3 (Fall) |  Vol. 14, No. 4 (Winter) 
• 2001:   Vol. 13, No. 1 (Spring) | Vol. 13, No. 2 (Summer) | Vol. 13, No. 3 (Fall)  |  Vol. 13, No. 4 (Winter)
• 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)