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The Food Research Institute Food Research Institute
at the  University of Wisconsin–Madison


The Food Research Institute, in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison operates its own laboratories and administers its own research and service programs.
Strategic Plan; Sponsorship Benefits; Funded Research


FRI Mission: 
To catalyze multidisciplinary and collaborative research on microbial foodborne pathogens and toxins
and to provide training, outreach, and service to enhance the safety of the food supply.


  • To fulfill this mission FRI engages in the following food safety activities:
    ·    Conducts fundamental and applied research
    ·    Provides accurate and useful information and expertise
    ·    Delivers quality education and training
    ·    Provides leadership in identifying and resolving food safety issues to meet community, government, and industry needs


Operational Concept

  • Our microbiological sections conduct basic and applied research in food-associated illnesses caused by bacteria, molds, and viruses. Other sections deal with diet and behavior, food allergy, and diet and cancer. We offer expert technical advice to government, industry, and various supporting agencies. We undertake no confidential or secret projects for either government or industry. All significant findings are published in refereed journals.


Communications

  • Meetings: Our goal is to design programs that will help you do your jobs better and keep our food supply safer.The FRI Focus on Food Safety Symposium Series concentrates on single food safety topics that bring those persons interested in specific food safety topics together. These interactions allow for public debate and development of relationships among scientists. The FRI Annual Spring Meeting features research conducted by FRI faculty and staff, collaborations with other UW Madison departments as well as balancing the program with outside experts from other universities, regulatory agencies, and pertinent industry researchers. 
  • FRI Newsletters: the print newsletter (quarterly) and the FRI eNews (emailed monthly) provide up-to-date information on our research projects, events at FRI and on campus, meeting summaries, and alerts to new information and developments.
  • FRI Briefings give in-depth coverage of emerging and current food safety concerns, also available on the FRI web site. 
  • FRI FRESH Seminar Series  
  • We send mailings as special problems develop. 
For more information:
Kathleen Glass, Associate Director 
Food Research Institute
1550 Linden Drive
Madison, WI  53706

phone: 608-263-6935
email: kglass@wisc.edu

Charles Czuprynski, Director
Food Research Institute 
1550 Linden Drive
Madison, WI  53706 

phone: 608-263-6826
email: czuprync@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu

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