Entries tagged with "food safety"

Newest center moves into new offices

Kerri Cole, project coordinator for The Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs, shows off the center’s new digs in Justin Hall 118A and new logo.

Chambers, Adhikari help train teachers in food safety at Olathe campus

Delores Chambers and Koushik Adhikari participated in a workshop at K-State Olathe to update science teachers on the latest food safety information.

HMD wins $1.6 million food safety grant to start research center

Using an interdisciplinary team of Kansas State University experts and leadership from department of hospitality management and dietetics faculty, the newly-funded Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs will conduct food safety research that impacts child nutrition programs across the United States.

Sensory center opens satellite at K-State Olathe

K-State’s internationally recognized Sensory Analysis Center is opening a satellite on the new Olathe campus.

How to prevent food bioterrorism in country clubs

Dave Olds examined how national and Midwestern country club managers use safety precautions for food security and to prevent food bioterrorism.

David Olds examines food defense in restaurants

Some predict a likely venue for a terrorism threat could involve the use of bio-agents to contaminate the food supplies of U.S. hotels and restaurants.

Team develops plan to make food handling safer

Foodborne illness strikes 76 millions of Americans each year, causing problems ranging from a simple upset stomach to the need for a fast drive to the emergency room.

Kwon, Roberts lead food safety research on independent ethnic restaurants

Diners who are skeptical of the food safety practices in ethnic restaurants have new research to back up some of their assumptions.

Restaurant food safety research featured

The Packer, weekly business newspaper for the produce industry, interviewed Kevin Roberts, assistant professor in hospitality management and dietetics, about  K-State research in food safety practices in restaurants. “Foodservice Study: Steps beyond training crucial to safe food handling,” published on Sept. 22, was written by Ashley Bentley. Others on the research team were Carol Shanklin, [...]

Research asks ‘Why don’t all restaurant workers follow food safety rules?’

Why don’t restaurant workers – who handle an estimated 70 billion meals and snacks in the U. S. every year – follow common food safety practices? Why don’t they always wash their hands properly? Or keep work surfaces sanitary? According to a recent Kansas State University study, restaurant workers blame time constraints, inconvenience, inadequate training [...]