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Edited by: Mary Schroeder, M.S., R.D. & Pat Kendall, Ph.D., R.D., Colorado State - Fall 2003

Proceedings of National Food Safety Research Priorities Listening Session

On June 30, 2003, CSREES and ARS hosted a National Stakeholder Listening Session on Food Safety Research Priorities in Denver, Colorado. Colorado State University was pleased to host the session. The session provided an opportunity for national, state and local public and private organizations and agencies to talk about their food safety research issues and to identity up to five food safety research priorities they saw as requiring increased attention over the next five years.

The session was well received; 16 agencies and associations presented oral comments at the one-day meeting and another 12 submitted written comments post session. While the USDA specifically sought comments on research priorities related to food safety topics in meat and poultry and fresh fruits and vegetables, they also solicited comments on other food safety topics and received comments from a broad base of constituents. A copy of the proceedings is available in pdf form.

The food safety research priorities identified by partners and stakeholders provided valuable input for USDA food safety agencies. National Program Leaders from CSREES and ARS plan to conduct a series of follow-up meetings to develop national and agency-wide strategies for working with partners and stakeholders to help them achieve their 5-year food safety research goals.

Fact Sheet: Keeping Bag Lunches Safe

Whether it's off to school or work we go, millions of Americans carry "bag" lunches. To review the basics for keeping foods safe until lunch time, the fact sheet, Keeping Bag Lunches Safe, can be downloaded from the FSIS website.

USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center

If anyone is looking for some good food safety education resources, be sure to check out the USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center's Database. The database offers a detailed compilation of all types of food safety education programs and materials nationwide. In fact, if you have developed a program or materials that you would like to add to the database, you can obtain an application form from the website to submit electronically. For those of you who work in the area of food safety education, this is a wonderful resource.

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