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FRI's Sarah Engstrom Serves on GMA Advisory Board for Middle School Program

Kudos to FRI research specialist Sarah Engstrom, who is serving on the advisory board for the Grocery Manufacturers Association Science and Education Foundation's new middle school program called Food Fundamentals. This program encompasses topics on food processing and the food system, with the curriculum reviewed by the advisory board. Sarah was happy to contribute her corporate and FRI experiences to this program.

FRI eNews September 2018

How dangerous are drug residues in poultry and meat?

FRI eNews August 2018

Can parasitic infection alter human behavior?

FRI's Federico Rey is Co-PI on Microbiome Study Chosen to Receive Data Science Initiative Funding

FRI affiliated faculty Federico Rey is part of a research team that will develop and apply novel methods to characterize the variations of gut microbial composition with advancing age and age-related chronic inflammation and associated diseases. This study is one of 10 that have been chosen to receive funding from the Data Science Initiative, which has the goal of stimulating and supporting two-year grants for data-sciences research and stimulating development of new research relevant to data science, including new tools for applying data to complex problems.

FRI Research Specialist Wins 2018 IAFP Developing Scientist Award Competition

Congratulations to FRI's Sarah Engstrom, who was awarded first place in the 2018 IAFP Developing Scientist Award Competition for her work on "Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes in a Model Cheese System Based on pH, Moisture, and Acid Type." Sarah is a doctoral student in the UW-Madison Department of Food Science and works in the FRI Applied Food Safety Laboratory.

FRI eNews July 2018

Cyclospora outbreak in veggie trays sickens at least 185; FRI awards new Deibel fellowships

FRI eNews June 2018

UW research finds that eating yogurt might reduce inflammation; FRI Spring Meeting wrap up

A Hidden World of Communication, Chemical Warfare, Beneath the Soil

The soil supporting a field of crops teems with life. Untold numbers of bacteria and fungi strive for space and food. Most are harmless. Many are vital to creating healthy soil. But farmers worry about a handful of species that cause devastating crop diseases, and they often turn to chemical pesticides to keep those pathogens in check.

New research from the lab of FRI executive committee member Nancy Keller shows how some of these harmful microbes have to contend not just with a farmer’s chemical attacks, but also with their microscopic neighbors — and themselves turn to chemical warfare to ward off threats.

FRI's Kathy Glass Appointed to National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of 18 new members and 12 returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). Among the new members are FRI associate director Kathy Glass as well as FRI Board of Visitors member Aaron Asmus of Hormel Foods and FRI alum Jenny Scott of FDA.

FRI Faculty Receive UW2020 Funding

FRI's Jeri Barak Receives a Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award

Congratulations to FRI executive committee member Jeri Barak, who has received a Vilas Faculty Mid-Career Investigator Award, which recognizes research and teaching excellence.

FRI eNews May 2018

Antibiotic-free chicken may be less likely to harbor some pathogens; Registration closes May 1 for FRI Spring Meeting

FRI's Wendy Bedale Reports on 2017 Microbiome Symposium

FRI eNews April 2018

Foster Farms found partially liable in Salmonella case; Registration open for Spring Meeting and Food Waste symposium

CALS Scientists Delve into the Microbial Communities in Our Digestive Tracts — and Their Implications for our Health

FRI affiliate and UW-Madison assistant professor of bacteriology Federico Rey is featured in this Grow magazine article for his work studying the microbiome and its impacts on health.

FRI eNews March 2018

Listeria source identified in deadly South African outbreak; Registration open for FRI Spring Meeting

Sindelar Teaches WI Hunters How to Make Venison Sausage

FRI executive committee member and so-called "meat whisperer" Jeff Sindelar teaches Wisconsin hunters to make their own venison sausage.

FRI eNews February 2018

Photos of pig carcasses stuffed into grocery carts prompt inspections; FRESH seminars continue through April

FRI eNews January 2018

"Raw" water is latest dangerous trend; Spring FRESH seminars announced