NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Record Archive

2009-11-02

FDA, JIFSAN Travel to Bangladesh to Teach Seafood Safety

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) have sent a team of seafood specialists to Bangladesh this week to help train local officials on aquaculture safety and quality control techniques.

External Link: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm188750.htm

2009-10-07

Dr. Jianghong Meng Appointed Director, JIFSAN

 

AGNR Dean announces the appointment of Dr. Jianghong Meng, Professor in the Department of Nutrition & Food Science, as Director of the Joint Institute for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN). Dr. Meng has served as Interim Director of JIFSAN since 2006.

2009-08-17

APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum: Partnership Training Institute Network

 

JIFSAN participated in the second Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Safety Cooperation Forum (FSCF) meeting hosted by co-chairs Australia and China, in Singapore on July 30, 2009, as part of the meetings of the APEC Sub-Committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC) being held July 30 – August 6, 2009.

2009-06-08

2009 RFP

 

The Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) and the Center for Food Safety and Security Systems (CFS3) is pleased to announce the release of its 2009 Request for Proposals.

External Link: http://jifsan.umd.edu/research/2009RFP/

2009-05-11

JIFSAN Newsletter

 

Read the latest issue of the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition online newsletter, a quarterly publication to keep you informed with all things JIFSAN.

External Link: http://jifsan.umd.edu/about/newsletter.php

2009-02-26

AMIF / JIFSAN Workshop

 

Overview of Successful Implementation of Listeria monocytogenes Intervention and Control

External Link: http://jifsan.umd.edu/news/event_record.php?id=29

2009-01-09

2009 CLS/JIFSAN Joint Symposium Online Registration Now Open!

 

Methods and Systems for Tracking, Tracing, and Verifying Foods - This is the tenth in a series of annual symposia on food safety and applied nutrition, jointly organized by the Central Science Laboratory (CSL), UK, and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), USA, and supported by the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC).

External Link: http://jifsan.umd.edu/news/event_record.php?id=6

2009-01-06

2009 Risk Analysis Training Program Registration is Now Open. Sign Up Today!

 

Learn about the JIFSAN professional development training program. We offer courses in food safety risk analysis for food safety professional Some of topics include coverage of risk management techniques, fundamental risk communication skills, and qualitative and quantitative methods, among others.

External Link: http://jifsan.umd.edu/prodev/schedule.cfm

2009-01-01

JIFSAN Fall 2008 Newsletter

 

The new online newsletter of the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, a quarterly publication to keep you informed with all things JIFSAN.

External Link: http://jifsan.umd.edu/about/newsletter.php

2008-12-19

MELAMINE - Safety and Risk Assessments

 

The Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-related compounds is now online.

2008-10-06

Risk Analysis Training for Food Safety Professionals

 

Learn about the JIFSAN professional development training program. We offer courses in food safety risk analysis for food safety professionals. Some of topics include coverage of risk management techniques, fundamental risk communication skills, and qualitative and quantitative methods, among others.

External Link: http://jifsan.umd.edu/prodev/schedule.cfm

2008-10-06

JIFSAN Has Moved to the Patapsco Building at M-Square

 

The Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) office has moved to the Patapsco Building at M Square, Maryland's largest research park.

External Link: http://www.msquare.umd.edu/