Food Safety
The impact of foodborne diseases on health in the United States is considerable. CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. NIFA seeks to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness and provide a safer food supply by supporting research, education, and extension activities addressing current priority issues and multiple disciplines in food safety.
- NIFA's Food Safety Program is guided by USDA's Research, Education and Economics Action Plan
- Food Safety Research, Education and Extension activities are funded through the Agriculture and Food Safety Research Initiative (AFRI)
- NIFA is funding research on Antimicrobial Resistance under the AFRI program
- The National Integrated Food Safety Initiative supports NIFA Grants
- NIFA enhances networking through the Food Safety Specialist Directory to facilitate communication among food safety professionals
Partnerships
- Center for Produce Safety
- Controlling Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli to Improve Beef Safety Collaborative Project
- Cornell University Food Safety Wiki
- National Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Program
- North Carolina State Food Virology Collaborative Project
- Produce Safety Alliance
- USDA Agricultural Research Service Food Safety Research Program
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Program Type:
Emphasis Area ProgramResources
- USDA Awards nearly $19 Million in Grants to Enhance Food Safety Research
- AFRI Food Processing Technology Webinar
- Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition (IFSN) Seminar Series
External Resources
- Federal Food Safety Information
- Food Safety Risk Analysis Tools and Resources
- Interagency Risk Assessment Consortium
- USDA Food Safety Research Information Office
- USDA Research, Education and Economics Action Plan