Conference participants, including scientists, food safety policymakers and economists, generally agreed that while some good data exist on foodborne pathogens, a lot remains to be known. The 1995 conference was co-sponsored by USDA's Economic Research Service, other USDA and government agencies and industry and academic organizations, including the Food Safety Consortium. Among these initiatives are efforts to collect microbial baseline data through a new sentinel county surveillance system for diarrheal diseases. An Educational Video for Institutional Food Service Workers. The video package includes information from the 1995 Food Code and includes information about how to obtain other food safety resources, including those on the World Wide Web.
Most people rely on the news media for information about food safety and nutrition.
The study's major findings show that the media seldom provide the context needed to understand overall nutrition recommendations in news reports about individual foods. In addition, reports on emerging diet and health science often lacked details that would allow consumers to judge a study's relevance to their own diets. Staff educators, researchers, science writers, design and marketing experts work with scientists and officials in government, academe, and private industry to produce educational materials. FSE has 15 years of experience showing the positive impact of these print, video, and teleconference efforts. We encourage you to FAX us your comments on topics you find useful or new directions we might explore.