International Food Safety Network

International Food Safety Network

The International Food Safety Network (iFSN) at Kansas State University imparts the opportunity of improving the overall safety of the food supply by connecting all those in the agriculture and food industry.

iFSN offers a resource of evidence-based information through its website, listserves, research projects, on-farm food safety programs, publications, educational initiatives, graduate courses and policy analysis.iFSN operates under the direction of Doug Powell. [http://www.prevention.com/article/0,5778,s1-6-58-0-7740-1-P,00.html] [http://www.foodsqm.com/news_folder/feature-hockys-greatest-loss-is-food-safetys-great-gain]

History

International Food Safety Network began as a communications experiment, collecting and rapidly redistributing information about food safety using the then just-burgeoning Internet.

Created in January 1993, as a combination of Powell's interests in science, media and the public following an outbreak of associated with Jack-in-the-Box restaurants, in which over 600 were sickened and four died from undercooked hamburgers.

International Food Safety Network's emphasis is on the integration of public perceptions of food safety risks into traditional food safety risk analysis, and engaging the public on the nature of food-related risks and benefits.

Powell and the International Food Safety Network are a primary source for food safety information during outbreaks and are often quoted in mainstream media reports. [cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061214.wfood1214/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home|title=A year of food safety threats|last=Canadian Press|date=December 14, 2006|work=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=2008-09-11] [cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-12-09-ecoli-outbreak_x.htm|title=CDC reports E. coli cases linked to Taco Bell holding at 61|last=Weise|first=Elizabeth|date=2006-12-10|work=USA Today|accessdate=2008-09-11] [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-10-30-ecoli-bottomstrip_x.htm] ] [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-09-24-outbreak-mystery_x.htm] ] [ [http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/16925851.htm] ]

Listserves

International Food Safety Network initiated four free internet-based mailing lists, offering current and general food safety and agricultural risk information to the public:

FSNet [http://archives.foodsafety.ksu.edu/fsnet-archives.htm ] contains material related to food safety, food-related outbreaks and recalls, and regulatory issues.

Agnet [http://archives.foodsafety.ksu.edu/agnet-archives.htm] includes information related to plant agriculture, biotechnology, organic food production, pests and pesticides, climatic issues and phytopathology.

AnimalNet [http://archives.foodsafety.ksu.edu/animalnet-archives.htm] consists of information related to animal behavior and welfare, animal disease, antibiotic use and resistance, regulatory and trade issues.

Functional FoodNet [http://archives.foodsafety.ksu.edu/ffnet-archives.htm] focuses on information pertaining to nutraceuticals and functional foods, nutrition, allergens, and antioxidants.

One or two mailings summarizing issues of relevance are circulated every day for each listserve. The daily distribution goes to thousands of individuals in over 70 countries, including end-users in academia, industry, government, the farm community, the media and the public at large. The stories and summaries that make up the daily postings are condensed from items gathered from journalistic and scientific sources from around the world.

Websites

International Food Safety Network has three websites used for discussion of food safety topics.
*an area for commentary from International Food Safety Network bloggers. [http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/]

*iFSN's main site including the iFSN resource centre, a comprehensive database containing citations of thousands of journal articles and other scholarly works about food safety-related issues. [http://www.foodsafety.ksu.edu]

The iFSN's newest website is a collection of food safety/poop-related material. [http://www.donteatpoop.com]

References

External links

* [http://www.foodsafety.ksu.edu Official website]
* [http://www.usda.gov/oce/risk_assessment/resources.htm USDA resources for risk assessment]
* [http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/nutrlist.html US FDA library of sources of food information]
* [http://www.thehealthline.ca/details.asp?region=&id=898 thehealthline.ca]
* [http://cspinet.org/integrity/nonprofits/food_safety_network.html CSPI Integrity in Science]
* [http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/ Food Safety News, Iowa State University]


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