Apr 12, 2021

Join the FRI team! We have an opening for an entry-level research specialist in the FRI Applied Food Safety Lab. Learn more at the link below.

Apr 02, 2021

FRI eNews provides updates on research and events at FRI and UW–Madison and other current food safety news. Click here to subscribe.

Apr 01, 2021

FRI + industry spotlight; the latest COVID-19 and food safety news

Mar 01, 2021

FRI Spring Meeting to be held May 18; the latest COVID-19 and food safety news

Feb 22, 2021

Max Golden of the FRI Applied Food Safety Lab wrote an article featured in the February 2021 issue of Meatingplace on the effect of clean label antimicrobials on the growth of C. perfringens during extended chilling.

Feb 01, 2021

FRESH seminars start online Feb. 16; Can microbial tags trace food from farm to fork?

Jan 03, 2021

A variety of resources are available for the food industry regarding the COVID-19 pandemic:

U.S. government websites:

• CDC COVID-19 FAQ
• FDA COVID-19 and Food Safety
• USDA COVID-19 FAQ
• EPA COVID-19 information
• OSHA COVID-19 information
• CDC Guidance for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers
• FDA and OSHA Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Other websites:

• WHO COVID-19 information
• WHO COVID-19 guidance for food businesses
• Cornell University COVID-19 resources for the food industry
• FMI COVID-19 resources
• American Public Health Association "Toward the "New Normal'" webinar series

Dairy industry resources:

• Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin COVID-19 resources
• American Cheese Society COVID-19 resources (not just dairy-industry specific)
• UW CDR resources for entrepreneurs and small businesses (not just dairy-industry specific)

• UW Extension podcast: Food safety and COVID-19
• UW Extension food safety website

Jan 02, 2021

FRI welcomes new affiliated faculty; CDC report looks at COVID-19 among food workers