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Retail/Institutional Food Service Food Safety and Management

Food Safety Project Director

Catherine H. Strohbehn, PhD, RD, CFSP
HRIM Extension Specialist
Adjunct Associate Professor
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa, 50011-1121 USA


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Try our latest web site project, "Ask a Food Safety Expert" a collection of commonly asked questions and answers from food safety experts across the United States.

 

Iowa State University Food Safety Experts

Food Safety, Extension, Retail Food Service
Catherine H. Strohbehn
Susan Arendt

On-Farm Food Safety
Lester Wilson
Catherine H. Strohbehn

Food Safety, Extension, Meat
Joe Cordray

Food Safety, Irradiation
Dennis Olson

Food Safety, Microbiology
Jim Dickson

Food Safety, Economics
Helen Jensen

Food Safety, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Jeff Wolt

Food Safety, Grain
Charles Hurburgh

Food Safety, Zoonotics
Jim Roth

Food Safety, Risk Management
Scott Hurd
Jeff Wolt

 

Iowa State University Food Safety Centers, Departments and Contacts

The Center for Food Security and Public Health
Director, Jim Roth

The Food Safety Consortium

Professor-in-Charge, Jim Dickson

The Food Safety Consortium — National website
(University of Arkansas, Iowa State University, and Kansas State University)

The Biosafety Institute for Genetically Modified Agricultural Products (BIGMAP)
Director, Manjit Misra

Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition (co-administered by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Human Sciences)

ISU Extension Food Safety Project

Local Food Systems

HACCP Help

Online food safety publications at ISU Extension Online Store (enter publication number/keyword in search box)

 

Regulatory Agency Food Safety Websites

USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

USDA Economic Research Service, Safe Food

USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service

FDA, Food and Drug Administration


FDA, Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts

Center for Disease Control, Foodnet


Food Safety Tip of the Day

Moisten. Lather. Rinse. Dry.

IAFP - handwashing icon

Proper handwashing is essential to preventing food contamination. The correct steps for handwashing include: - Wet hands with warm water - Using soap and water, vigorously rub hands together for at least 20 seconds - Rinse all soap from hands under warm running water. - Turn off the faucet using a single-use paper towel. - Dry hands with a different single-use towel.

Source: Food and Drug Administration

Resources:

Foodborne Pathogen of the Day

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