Harold L. Drimmer Library Research Guides: Food Studies: Food Safety

Food Safety - Background Knowledge - EBOOKS

Selected Articles

NY Times - Food Safety
News about Food Safety, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
MedLine Plus - Food Safety
Articles include latest news, prevention,risk factors,
statistics and research as well as journal articles.
Food Safety in the United States: Research Roundup (Journalist's Resource)
Food Safety News
Outstanding, award-winning coverage of topics ranging from policy and politics to foodborne illness outbreaks to sustainability, science and research.
The Center for Food Safety - NEWS
Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a national non-profit public interest and environmental advocacy organization working to protect human health and the environment by curbing the use of harmful food production technologies and by promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture.

Food Safety - Gov't/Other Websites

Foodsafety.gov
Gateway to federal food safety information
Food Safety Research Information Office
The Food Safety Research Information Office (FSRIO) supports the research community by collecting, organizing & disseminating food safety information in accordance with the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.
The Center for Disease Control - Food Safety
Each year, 1 in 6 Americans get sick from eating contaminated food. CDC tracks foodborne illnesses and collaborates with state and local health departments and other federal agencies to investigate foodborne outbreaks. CDC’s work provides information to improve food safety.
World Health Organization - Food Safety
Food safety is essential to good nutrition and health, which are vital to sustainable development. WHO estimates that every year, 1 in 10 people fall ill and 125,000 children under 5 years of age die from foodborne diseases
Congressional Research Service - The Federal Food Safety System - A Primer
Food Safety - National Agricultural Law Center
Excellent overview and extensive list of online legal sources and research citations on food safety issues.
Safe Food International
SFI works with consumer organizations worldwide to ensure a safer food supply through national programs and to deter the use of food as a target of intentional contamination. Can search by country.
Food Emergency Response Network
integrates the nation's food-testing laboratories at the local, state, and federal levels into a network that is able to respond to emergencies involving biological, chemical, or radiological contamination of food

Films On Demand - Food Safety

Food Safety and Disease Prevention
Despite the best efforts of experts and organizations, food-borne illness outbreaks still occur. This video examines the risks facing consumers while highlighting culinary and food-handling methods for addressing those risks.
Food Borne Illness
No one wants a burger with a side of salmonella or a taco topped with E. coli, but that’s what you can get when food isn’t prepared correctly. This video describes common—and serious—food-borne illnesses: how they’re spread, and how they can be prevented through careful food handling and proper food preparation.

Food Studies: Food Safety

Food Safety

Food Safety - Background Knowledge - EBOOKS

Selected Articles

Food Safety - Gov't/Other Websites

Films On Demand - Food Safety

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