The National Integrated
Food Safety Initiative - 2003 Project Summaries
Alabama
Title: Food Safety Professional Development
for Early Childhood Educators
Principal Investigator: Huey-Ling Lin
Alabama State University 217 Council Hall
915 South Jackson Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36101-0271
Telephone:(334) 229-4237
Fax:(334) 229-5603
Email: feelinglin@aol.com
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months:36
Award:$500,000.00
Description: Researchers at Alabama State University
will build a statewide infrastructure and use
a multidisciplinary approach to develop a food
safety education curriculum and train early
childhood educators in food safety.
California
Title: Survey and Education on Detection
and Health Hazards of Unapproved Antibiotic
Residues in Imported Seafoods
Principal Investigator: Haejung An
Institution: University of Southern California
Laboratory for Analytical Research and Services in Complementary
Therapeutics School of Pharmacy
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Telephone:(323) 442-1935
Fax: (323) 442-1499
Email: haejunga@usc.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $446,074.00
Description: Researchers at the University
of Southern California will provide the seafood
industry with tools to monitor the presence
of unapproved antibiotics in imported seafood
and educate the seafood industry and the
general public of health hazards associated
with the antibiotic residues.
California
Title: Multifaceted Food Allergy Education
Program
Principal Investigator: Christine Bruhn
Institution: University of California One Shields Avenue
Davis, California 95616-8598
Telephone: (530) 752-2774
Fax: (530) 752-3975
Email: embruhn@ucdavis.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University
of California will design a food allergy
education program and emergency action plans
for foodservice workers and customers with
severe food allergies and design corresponding
educational materials.
California
Title: Enhancing the Microbial Safety of
Fresh and Fresh-Cut Melon
Principal Investigator: Trevor Suslow
Institution: University of California
Davis Department of Vegetable Crops
148 Asmundson Hall
Davis, California 95616
Telephone:(530) 754-8313
Fax: (530) 752-9659
Email: tvsuslow@ucdavis.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 48 months (2nd Year)
Award: $356,184.00
Description: Researchers at the University
of California will evaluate the effectiveness
of using sanitizers and disinfectants to kill
harmful bacteria in melons and other produce.
Florida
Title: Risk Assessment of Tanker - Truck
Sanitation as Related to the Secure Transportation
of Juices and Dairy Products
Principal Investigator: Mickey Parish
Institution: University of Florida 700
Experiment Station Road
Lake Alfred, Florida 33850 Telephone: (863) 956-1151
Fax:(863) 956-4631
Email: mparish@lal.ufl.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University
of Florida will investigate and evaluate
the transport tanker cleanliness and sanitation
protocols as part of an overall risk assessment
of food safety for tanker transport of juice
and fluid milk.
Florida
Principal Investigator: Zisca Dixon
Institution: Florida International University
11200 SW 8th Street
MARC 430
Miami, Florida 33199
Telephone: (305) 348-3937
Fax:(305) 348-1996
Email: dixonz@flu.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at the Florida
International University will investigate
the barriers and beliefs associated with
unsafe food handling practices among hard-to-reach
and underserved consumers and evaluate changes
in their food handling practices after receiving
food safety education.
Georgia
Title: National Center for Home Food Processing
and Preservation
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Andress
Institution: University of Georgia Extension Foods and Nutrition
208 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, GA 30602-4356
Telephone: (706) 542-3773
Fax: (706) 542-1979
Email: eandress@usga.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 48 months (4th year)
Award: $356,184.00
Description: Researchers at the University
of Georgia's National Center for Home Food
Processing and Preservation will help provide
consumers with current, reliable and scientifically
validated guidelines on home canning, freezing,
and drying of foods.
Georgia
Title: Protozoan Contaminants in Shellfish
Principal Investigator: Ynes Ortega
Institution: University of Georgia CFS, Melton Building
1109 Experiment Street Griffin, Georgia 30223
Telephone: (770) 233-5587
Fax: (770) 233-5587
Email: ortega@griffin.uga.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University of Georgia will evaluate methods
to determine the most sensitive techniques for detecting parasites in contaminated
shellfish and teach those techniques to shellfish farmers and harvesters.
Guam
Title: Food Safety Education and Training
for Consumers and Food Establishments in
the U.S. Territory of Guam
Principal Investigator: Jian Yang
Institution: University of Guam
Mangilao Guam 96923
Telephone: (671) 735-2027
Fax: (671) 734-4222
Email:jyang@guam.uog.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $89,958.00
Description: Researchers at the University of Guam will prevent foodborne
illness by enhancing food safety education for children in schools and consumers
in private homes and strengthen food safety training and certification in food
safety establishments.
Hawaii
Title: Managing Food Allergens: Awareness and Training Programs for Handlers
of Ethnic Foods
Principal Investigator: Aurora Saulo
Institution: University of Hawaii Manoa
3190 Maile Way
St. John 02
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Telephone: (808) 956-6564
Fax: (808) 956-3894
Email: aurora@hawaii.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $196,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University of Hawaii will form a multidisciplinary
team composed of representatives from the food manufacturing and foodservice
industries, regulators, academia, and the public to raise awareness and develop
educational training programs on food allergens in ethnic foods in an effort
to reduce the incidence of food anaphylaxis-related deaths.
Indiana
Title: Use of gfp and lux to Track Pathogen Contamination, Growth
and Inactivation on Produce Contaminated via Manure/Water (Farm to
Fork)
Institution: Purdue University
500 Central Avenue
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2022
Telephone: (765) 496-2497
Fax:(765) 494-7953
Email: breuhs@purdue.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at Purdue University will improve food safety by
applying laboratory research tools that detect and track contamination and
growth of pathogenic bacteria in foods.
Indiana
Title: Impact of Foodservice Manager Credentialing on Food Safety
Principal Investigator: Douglas Nelson
Institution: Purdue University 700 West State Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2059
Telephone: (765) 496-2498
Fax: (765) 494-0327
Email: nelsond@cfs.purdue.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 24
Award: $129,000.00
Description: Researchers at Purdue University will enhance knowledge, training
and credentialing of food inspectors, regulators, foodservice workers, and educators.
Iowa
Title: Prioritizing Opportunities to Reduce Foodborne Disease
Principal Investigator: Helen Jensen
Institution: Iowa State University
578 Heady Hall
Ames, Iowa 50011-1070
Telephone: (515) 294-6253
Fax: (515) 294-6836
Email: hhjensen@iastate.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 24
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at Iowa State University will lead a consortium of six
research institutions that will develop a foodborne illness risk ranking and
management decision framework from food production to consumption, analyze hazards,
and develop priorities to reduce foodborne risks.
Iowa
Title: Post Packaging Irradiation Combined with Modified Atmosphere Packaging
for Control of Bacterial Pathogens on Meat Products
Principal Investigator: Joseph Sebranek
Institution: Iowa State University
215 Meat Laboratory
Ames, Iowa 50011-3150
Telephone: (515) 294-1091
Fax: (515) 294-5066
Email: sebranek@iastate.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award:$500,000.00
Description: Researchers at Iowa State University will investigate the combination
of low-dose irradiation with modified atmosphere packaging to reduce the most
common bacterial pathogens in meat products.
Massachusetts
Title: Food Safety Training and Certification for Under-Educated, Limited
English Proficient School Food Service Personnel
Principal Investigator: Elena Carbone
Institution: University of Massachusetts
209 Chenoweth
100 Holdsworth Way Amherst
Massachusetts 01003-9282
Telephone: (413) 545-1071
Fax: (413) 545-1074
Email: ecarbone@nutrition.umass.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University of Massachusetts will lead an
effort to improve opportunities for successful completion of food manager certification
among foodservice workers with low literacy skills.
Michigan
Title: Optimizing the Design and Operation of Commercial Cooking Systems for
Ready-to- Eat Meat and Poultry Products
Principal Investigator: Bradley Marks
Institution: Michigan State University
210 Farrall Hall
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1323
Telephone: (517) 432-7703
Fax: (517) 432-2892
Email: marksbp@msu.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at Michigan State University will improve the design
and operation of commercial cooking systems to ensure product safety of ready-to-eat
meat and poultry products, while maximizing processing yield.
Nebraska
Title: Food Safety: Life-Long Learning Through Teacher Training
Principal Investigator: Robert Hutkins
Institution: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
338 FIC
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0919
Telephone: (402) 472-2820
Fax: (402) 472-1693
Email: rhutkins1@unl.edu
Project Start Date:9/30/2003
Duration in Months:24
Award: $400,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University of Nebraska will provide teachers
with technical resources, tools and support to deliver effective food safety
training and education to students through teacher training, online course development,
student and teacher internships and outreach support activities.
Nebraska
Title: Intervention Strategies to Reduce Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 in Beef
Feedyards
Principal Investigator: David Smith
Institution: University of Nebraska
124 Veterinary Diagnostic Center
Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0907
Telephone:(402) 472-2362
Fax: (402) 472-3094
Email: dsmith@unl.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University of Nebraska will field-test
two intervention strategies to control Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in commercial
cattle feedyards and share the results with producers, veterinarians,
consumers and other researchers.
New Jersey
Title: Food Handling and Consumption Knowledge, Attitudes, and
Behaviors of Young Adults and The Impact of a Food Safety Social
Marketing Campaign
Principal Investigator: Carol Byrd-Bredbenner
Institution: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
88 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
Telephone:(732) 932-5000
Fax:(732) 932-6633
Email:bredbenner@aesop.rutgers.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at Rutgers University will study the obstacles
to the adoption of safe food practices by young adults in an effort
to improve the effectiveness of food safety interventions for youths.
New Mexico
Title: Science-Based Food Safety Education: Interactive Media Development
for Hard-to- Reach and High-Risk Adolescents
Principal Investigator: Jeanne Gleason
Institution: New Mexico State University
Box 30003
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
Telephone: (505) 646-5658
Fax: (505) 646-3513
Email: jgleason@nmsu.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $450,000.00
Description: Researchers at New Mexico State University will develop
a science-based food safety education and training program for high-risk
and underserved adolescents.
New York
Title: Global Good Agricultural Practices Conference to Explore
the Impact of Current Research and Extension Programs
Principal Investigator: Robert Gravani
Institution: Cornell University
11 Stocking Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
Telephone:> (607) 255-3262
Fax: (607) 254-4868
Email: rbg2@cornell.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months:24
Award: $50,000.00
Description: Researchers at Cornell University will conduct a global
conference to provide state-of-the-art scientific data on GAPS (Good
Agricultural Practices) that improve the microbiological safety of
fresh fruits and vegetables.
New York
Title: L. Monocytogenes in Food Processing Plants: Development and
Implementation of Science-Based Environmental Testing and Control
Strategies
Principal Investigator: Martin Wiedmann
Institution: Cornell University
412 Stocking Hall
Ithaca, New York 14853
Telephone: (607) 254-2838
Fax: (607) 254-4868
Email: mw16@cornell.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at Cornell University will investigate
control strategies for Listeria monocytogenes in selected seafood,
dairy, and meat processing plants.
North Carolina
Title: Fresh Produce Food Safety Training Program and Curriculum
Development for the Southeast
Principal Investigator: Douglas Sanders
Institution: North Carolina State University
2230 Stinson Drive
M/S 7514
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7614
Telephone: (919) 515-1222
Fax: (919) 515-7707
Email: doug_sanders@ncsu.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 24
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at North Carolina State University will
disseminate information about Fresh Produce Food Safety (FPFS) programs
and provide formal and informal classroom instruction on GAPS (Good
Agricultural Practices).
North Carolina
Title: Tracking the Source of Enteric Pathogens in Surface Waters
Principal Investigator: Jay Levine
Institution: North Carolina State University
4700 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
Telephone: (919) 513-6397
Fax: (919) 513-6464
Email: jay_levine@ncsu.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 24
Award: $450,000.00
Description: Researchers at North Carolina State University will
develop protocols for tracing the origin of fecal waste in surface
waters, develop protocol materials and teach those protocols to shellfish
sanitation workers.
North Carolina
Title: Chinese-language Food Safety Training Program for Foodservice
Workers
Principal Investigator: Angela Fraser
Institution: North Carolina State University
118 Ricks Hall
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7605
Telephone: (919) 515-9150
Fax:(919) 515-2786
Email: angela_fraser@ncsu.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award:$445,000.00
Description: Researchers at North Carolina State University will
develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program
that addresses the food safety training and certification needs of
Chinese-speaking foodservice workers in the U.S.
North Dakota
Title: UTTC's Integrated Food Safety Initiative for American Indian
Communities
Principal Investigator: Wanda Agnew
Institution: United Tribal Technical College
3315 University Drive
Bismarck, North Dakota 58504
Telephone: (701) 255-3285
Fax: (701) 530-0605
Email: wagnew@uttc.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $400,000.00
Description: Researchers at the United Tribal Technical College
will develop and expand food safety education to high-risk and under-served
American Indian students and community members.
Ohio
Title: Safety of Foods Processed by Four Alternative Processing
Technologies
Principal Investigator: Sudhir Sastry
Institution: The Ohio State University
590 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Telephone: (614) 292-3508
Fax: (614) 292-9448
Email: sastry.2@osu.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 48
Award: $405,000.00
Description: Researchers at Ohio State University will study four alternative
process technologies (pulsed electric field, high pressure, ohmic heating,
and microwave heating) in an effort to improve the safety, nutrition and quality
of food products.
Pennsylvania
Title: Multiple Strategies for Control of Patulin in Apples and Apple
Products - An Integrated Regional Research and Extension Project
Principal Investigator: Luke LaBorde
Institution: The Pennsylvania State University
111 Borland Lab University Park
Pennsylvania 16802
Telephone: (814) 863-2298
Fax:(814) 863-6132
Email: lfl5@psu.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at Pennsylvania State University will improve
the safety of apple juice and cider by developing mycotoxin control strategies
to prevent the growth of Penicillium expansum on apples and to establish
a safe level of patulin (a mycotoxin) in apple juice during processing.
Rhode Island
Title: Garden to Table: Food Safety Practices of Home Gardeners
Principal Investigator: Lori Pivarnik
Institution: University of Rhode Island
530 Liberty Lane West
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $384,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University of Rhode Island will use
the GAPS (Good Agricultural Practices) Model to integrate food safety
principles into production of fresh fruits and vegetables by the home
gardener.
South Dakota
Title: Reducing the Foodborne Illness Risks Associated with Direct
Marketed in South Dakota
Principal Investigator: Joan Hegerfeld
Institution: South Dakota State University
NFA 439 Box 2275A
Brookings, South Dakota 57007
Telephone: (605) 688-6233
Fax: (605) 688-6360
Email: hegerfeld.joan@ces.sdstate.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award:$500,000.00
Description: Researchers at South Dakota State University will investigate
the risks associated with food handling practices among Native American processors
and producers through surveys, interviews, observations, and microbial analyses.
Tennessee
Title: Assessing Risk and Communicating Food Irradiation Benefits
to High Risk Consumers
Principal Investigator: Enefiok Ekanem
Institution: Tennessee State University
3500 John Merritt Boulevard
Nashville, Tennessee 37209
Telephone: (615) 963-5823
Fax: (615) 963-1557
Email: eekanem@tnstate.edu
Project Start Date:9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 24
Award: $89,958.00
Description: Researchers at Tennessee State University will assess
food safety risks faced by high-risk consumers, and the effectiveness
of different types of food safety interventions among those high-risk
groups.
Tennessee
Title: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Improve Food Safety for Child Care
Providers
Principal Investigator: William Morris
Institution: University of Tennessee
2509 River Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4539
Telephone: (865) 974-7274
Fax: (865) 974-7332
Email: wcmorris@utk.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $430,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University of Tennessee will develop and deliver
a comprehensive food safety education program for childcare providers in an
effort to improve food safety knowledge and practices of teachers, cooks, and
directors of childcare centers through a variety of learning formats.
Texas
Title: Improving Safety of Complex Food Items Using Electron Beam
Technology
Principal Investigator: Rosana Moriera
Institution: Texas A&M University-College Station
Department of Biology and Agricultural Engineering
310 Scoates Hall
College Station, Texas 77843-2117
Telephone: (979) 847-8794
Fax: (979) 845-3932
Email: rmoreira@tamu.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 48 months (2nd Year)
Award: $356,184.00
Description: Researchers at Texas A&M University will study irradiated
food and develop guidelines for their general use.
Vermont
Title: An Interactive Online Food Safety Education Program for Middle
School Children
Principal Investigator: Stephen Pintauro
Institution: University of Vermont
318 Terrill Hall
Burlington, Vermont 05405
Telephone:(802) 656-0541
Fax: (802) 656-0407
Email: stephen.pintauro@uvm.edu
Project Start Date: 9/30/2003
Duration in Months: 36
Award: $500,000.00
Description: Researchers at the University of Vermont will develop and compare
the effectiveness of a highly interactive, multimedia, self-paced online food
safety curriculum versus a standard lecture-based curriculum format.
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