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Food Safety and the University of Maryland
The University of Maryland is home to the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), a research and communication partnership with the Food and Drug Administration.
Several University of Maryland faculty are internationally recognized experts in food safety and policy issues.
The University of Maryland Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy studies the impact of agricultural and environmental policy on natural resources and examines the latest local and national issues.
The University of Maryland branch of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has a fellowship for graduate students to explore their role in developing food safety science and policy.
The following University of Maryland faculty are experts in one or more areas of food safety and science. Where noted, media with credentials may arrange to visit labs or schedule one-on-one meetings, faculty schedules permitting, for story information or background material. You can contact the experts directly at the phone numbers or e-mail addresses listed below, or through Ellen Ternes, University Communications, 301-405-4627, eternes@accmail.umd.edu, office on-call phone 301-257-0073.
Topics
Terrorism & Food
Pathogens in Food/Prevention
Antibiotics - Use/Resistance
Environment - Effects on and of Food Production
Functional/Value-Added Foods
Food Production/Processing
Chesapeake Bay/Seafood
Politics of Food Safety/Consumer Responsibility
International Issues, Economics
Risk Assessment & Communication
Food Security/Nutritional Equality
History of Food Safety
Index of Food Safety & Science Experts
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Information provided by the Office of University Communications
