The International Food Safety Training Laboratory (IFSTL) focuses on laboratory capacity building activities to ensure the safety of food and harmonization of analytical methods worldwide. IFSTL was created in partnership with the Waters Corporation and is dedicated to hands-on laboratory training in the area of chemical and microbial food safety.
IAFP 2017 has started! Don't miss JIFSAN's Chemistry Instructor Dr. Zhengfang Wang's poster showing today in room 15:
https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2017/webprogram/Paper15000.html http://ow.ly/QXuY30dvvRm
As companies and consulting firms targeting the training needs associated with food safety, and more specifically, FSMA are being created in great...
Training in the detection and quantitation of veterinary drug residues just end last week! A great team of participants from Egypt, Iraq, Indonesia, Chile and Kenya worked side by side to conquer some of the most challenging analyses we have taught so far. Not only is extraction complicated by the fact that different groups need different procedures, some of these small molecules are also electrostatic and cross-contaminate very easily. But these challenges were no match for our terrific group who succeeded in their analysis with guidance from our wonderful FDA and USDA instructors and our very own Romina!
Congratulations IFSTL Vet Drugs Class of 2013!
Final days for registration for the symposium "Analytical Methods for International Food Safety" to be held at the FDA June 12-13... A great networking opportunity and impressive panel of speakers.
Register at http://jifsan.umd.edu/events/event_record.php?id=98
The Food and Environmental Research Agency (Fera), United Kingdom, and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), University of Maryland, jointly organize a series of annual symposia on food safety and applied nutrition. The theme of the 2013 symposium is "Analytical Methods...
False negative results in microbiology
A presentation at this week's American Society for Microbiology (ASM), where our very own Dr. Angela Winslow is, discussed some interesting results from a review of proficiency testing in food micro labs. Reported by HACCPEuropa at http://www.haccpeuropa.com/2013/05/21/are-food-laboratory-results-accurate/
Food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results on a routine basis.
A reminder of why we all work so hard in the field of food safety... Watch these videos published by the US FDA.
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/RetailFoodProtection/IndustryandRegulatoryAssistanceandTrainingResources/ucm345399.htm?source=govdelivery#zella1
In an effort to enhance retail food safety, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released three video testimonials. Less than 10 minutes each, the videos educate retail and foodservice employees on the possible, dire consequences of poor preparation practices and provide tips to prevent f...
Peanut company officials indicted in contamination case
WASHINGTON--Four former officials of the Peanut Corporation of America were named in a 75-count indictment Thursday on charges related to salmonella-tainted peanuts and peanut products.
Some changes in the IFSTL schedule of courses... Month
March: Drug Residues in Meat and Poultry
April: USDA and FDA methods for Shiga-toxin E. coli
May: Detection of Listeria Monocytogenes in Food
June: Pesticides Residues + Intro to Risk Analysis
August: Illegal dyes
September: Drugs Residues in Aquaculture Products
October: Salmonella and Campylobacter
October: Detection of Contaminants
November: Pesticides Residues + Intro to ISO 17025
December: Detection and Quantitation of Mycotoxins
Watch the video of ABC News segment on hand washing filmed at the IFSTL!
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/germs-hands-best-hand-sanitizer-bacteria/story?id=18412092
Sanitizers need at least 60 percent alcohol to be effective.
Our very own lab was the set for the ABC WorldNews segment on hand washing tonight!! I'll post the link to the video when I find it, but here is the story: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/germs-hands-best-hand-sanitizer-bacteria/story?id=18412092
Sanitizers need at least 60 percent alcohol to be effective.
IFSTL participated in the Global Food Safety Partnership meeting in Paris. FDA blog has a nice summary and some pictures!!http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/12/improving-the-world-through-improved-food-safety/
Improving the World through Improved Food SafetyPosted on December 13, 2012 by FDA VoiceBy: Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D.Food safety may seem an unusual issue for a lending institution created to encourage growth and reduce poverty in developing countries.Photo courtesy of the World BankThe World Bank, ...
A short article on the IFSTL just appeared in Food Safety News.
Read it at:http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/10/food-testing-classes-help-other-countries-build-trade-capacity/#.UGlFmEKSPBI
After one year in operation, the International Food Safety Training Lab is doing exactly what it was founded to do: train foreign scientists in leading food testing methods. But, like all fledgling programs, IFSTL has also adapted with experience, opening...
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland commemorates IFSTL’s one-year anniversary.
Read at: http://capitolwords.org/date/2012/09/10/E1458-2_commemorating-ifstl-for-its-one-year-anniversary-i/
Capitol Words explores the most popular words and phrases used by legislators in Washington. Search the data from 1996 to today by state, date or politician.
The American Botanical Council announces the IFSTL course on microscopic and chemical identification of botanicals. Visit: http://abc.herbalgram.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=19421.0&dlv_id=55461.
Tips in food safety for University of Maryland students are being published on the webpage of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. They are good tips for everyone, so we invite you to visit http://agnr.umd.edu/news/featuring-food-safety
Did you know one in six people in the United States gets sick from food in any given year? While some foodborne illnesses simply subject you to a temporary affinity for your toilet bowl, others can have more severe consequences such as kidney failure and even death.
New schedule of courses for 2013 now posted on www.ifstl.org/news. Registration will open at the end of September 2012.
JAN 15-17, 2013: Food Microbiology for Industry AnalystsFEB 25-MAR 1, 2013: Methods of Determination of MycotoxinsMAR 4-14, 2013: Methods of Determination of Drug Residue in Meat and PoultryAPR 22-26, 2013: Methods of Identification of Shiga-toxin E. coliAPR 29-MAY 3, 2013: Methods of Identification...
FoodShield video: Inside a Food Laboratory.
If anyone ever asked what you do, here is a video to show them!
https://www.foodshield.org/index.cfm/discover-tools-links/training-videos/inside-a-food-laboratory/
Inside a Food Laboratory:
FDA foreign posts, i.e. FDA staff posted in embassies and consulates around the world, play an important role in the safety of the food supply in the US. Read a short report of their activities at: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FSMA/ucm291803.htm
Report to Congress on the FDA Foreign Offices - FSMA Secion 308 (c)
JIFSAN's IFSTL Manager, Dr. Janie Dubois, provided input at the FDA Public Meeting on "International Capacity Building with regards to Food Safety". See what she had to say at www.ifstl.org/news
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a Public Meeting entitled, "International Capacity Building with Respect to Food Safety." The purpose of the Meeting was to provide interested persons an opportunity to discuss FDA's comprehensive plan to expand the technical, scientific, and regulato...
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