Food Safety Matters sits down with Dr. Ruth Petran to discuss translating technical information into practical applications and her life-long interest in public health as well as a Food Safety Insights column update from Bob Ferguson of Strategic Consulting. 

Everyone is using a lot of resources during the coronavirus pandemic to solve the same problems. There must be a better way.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have developed a collaborative approach to improve the coordination of multistate outbreak investigations.

Opportunities exist for the use of data science in preventing and mitigating foodborne disease outbreaks, often using publicly accessible data. This article examines machine learning/data science approaches, including whole-genome sequencing, to enhance food safety.

The new article series takes a closer look at those public health lessons learned that often fly under the radar.