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6 Things You Can Clean With Vinegar, and 3 You Shouldn't
One of the members of our CFI Steering Committee, Dr. Sanja Ilic, was recently interviewed for an ...
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A Discussion About Food Science and Social Media Communication w/ Brittany Towers- The Black Food Scientist
student or simply curious about what a future in food safety could look like for you! Check out our ... plethora of food safety course offerings for undergraduate  and graduate  students at OSU. For graduate ... 2021, Brittany long saw a need for underrepresented groups to be exposed to the areas of Science, ...
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A Message from Dr. Barbara Kowalcyk, Director of CFI
As of September 1, 2023, the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention (CFI) will no ... longer be a part of the Department of Food Science and Technology at The Ohio State University. The ...
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About
diseases. Anyone can get sick from eating contaminated food. The scope of food safety at The Ohio State University ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) estimates that each year roughly 1 in ... compiled together the various food safety resources, trainings, fact sheets and learning partnerships ...
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About Foodborne Illness
for food producers as well. These include loss of farm and company sales, loss of consumer confidence, ... February 2019: The public health burden of unsafe foods: a need for global commitment. Retrieved online ... diseases find children under 5 account for almost one third of deaths. Retrieved online 2019 at: https://www.who.int/news ...
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Additional Resources
Prevention Food Safety News Barf Blog: Safe Food from Farm to Fork Fight Bac! Partnership for Food Safety ... For more information on foodborne illness and ways to improve food safety, visit the following ... websites and Useful Links: US Department of Health and Human Services US Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Are the Directions on the Back of My Package of Frozen Food Related to Food Safety?
By: Ariel Garsow Looking at the back of a package of frozen food, there can be detailed instructions. Are these instructions important to follow for food safety? What labels mean Frozen foods are separated into categories based on how they need to be ...
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Avoiding the Danger Zone – How to Make a Food Ice Bath
The Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention newsletter ...
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Causes and Symptoms
References CDC Guide on Food and Water Safety for Travelers CDC Guide on Foodborne Illness and Germs CDC ... addition to the causes listed above, many chemicals such as pesticides, and toxins produced by bacteria and ... fungi, can also cause foodborne illness. For example, staphylococcal aureus (staph) is a bacterium that ...
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CDC Explains: How to Protect Yourself & Others from COVID-19
The CDC has released a great webpage with tips to avoid getting sick with COVID-19: ...