| 11/20/2003 USDA Announces Research Agenda For Food Safety - 11/20 AgOnline USDA's Research, Education, and Economics (REE) area worked with the Office of Food Safety, other government food safety agencies and stakeholders to develop the agenda, which gives priority to research needs and maximizes the use of available resources, USDA says. It includes research to: -Investigate the ecology, epidemiology, virulence and genetic characteristics related to pathogenicity for E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes and other foodborne pathogens to identify targeted control measures. -Develop effective on-farm, feedlot, transportation, handling and other pre-processing intervention strategies for reducing the incidence and levels of antibiotic resistant microorganisms and key foodborne pathogens in meat, poultry, eggs and fresh produce. -Develop, validate and transfer technology of new and improved processing methods to reduce or eliminate key foodborne pathogens in meat, poultry, fresh produce, seafood and ready-to-eat foods. -Develop rapid and sensitive detection methods for abnormal prions to prevent the possible spread of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, the class of diseases that includes chronic wasting disease and mad cow disease (BSE). Related Link: http://www.agriculture.com |
This
website is best viewed in Internet
Explorer or
Netscape Navigator versions
4.0 and
above. All content contained herein is subject to copyright law.
Click here to unsubscribe
above. All content contained herein is subject to copyright law.
Click here to unsubscribe