Researchers from Purdue University conducted focus groups with Indiana produce growers who qualified for exemptions from the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule, examining the beliefs and practical constraints that shape on-farm food safety practices.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Haley Oliver, Ph.D., Director of the USAID-funded Feed the Future Food Safety Innovation Lab at Purdue University, about her work to improve global food safety through targeted projects in Kenya, Cambodia, Nepal, and beyond.
A recent project led by Purdue University researchers has identified challenges to food safety in the low-moisture food industry, ranging from culture-based barriers to hygienic design and hesitance adopting food safety technologies.
A Purdue University professor has been awarded $10 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to extend the work of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety (FSIL) for another five years.
Researchers from Purdue
University have developed a new biosensor-based rapid test that can detect fecal contamination of produce in-field with 90–100 percent accuracy.
DIAL Ventures, an agrifood start-up studio launched by Purdue University, intends to help digitize the agrifood system through the creation of innovative companies that provide industry solutions.
