 The U.S. and international food system is so complex that any effort to understand its multiple dimensions must draw on multiple academic disciplines. By integrating insights from multiple disciplines, researchers can better describe problems and prescribe solutions in this system. K-State’s Food Safety and Security program pursues excellence in such interdisciplinary scholarship. By highlighting research from the fields of microbiology, sociology, economics, et cetera—indeed, the list does and should go on—universities can paint truer pictures of today’s food safety and food security problems and solutions. In 2001, K-State formed the Food Science Institute to facilitate initiatives across five colleges and 11 departments. Food Safety and Security is one of the major program areas of the Food Science Institute. Owing to the Institute’s unique interdepartmental and interdisciplinary mission, the Food Safety and Security program has thrived in this environment.
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K-State study finds CALIFORNIA consumers appear more likely than KANSANS to change purchasing habits |
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MANHATTAN -- Metropolitan consumers in Kansas appear less likely to change their purchasing habits when it comes to foodborne outbreaks, according to a new study from Kansas State University's department of agricultural economics. The study, by Sean Fox, professor of agricultural economics, and Alexandra Gregory, doctoral candidate in agricultural economics, polled consumers in two major markets - Los Angeles, Calif., and Wichita, Kan. Consumers in both cities were questioned about their purchasing habits related to potential foodborne illness. Survey topics ranged from avian flu in chicken and E. coli in spinach, to the treatment of food with irradiation and antibiotics in meat. To read the entire article, click here. To view the K-State media release, click here. |
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Reducing Foodborne Illness |
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The International Food Safety Network (iFSN) at Kansas State University is a group of individuals passionately committed to reducing the incidence of foodborne illness. Daily iFSN news listservs provide comprehensive and current food safety news, and underpin the numerous iFSN research, extension and educational activities. iFSN researchers engage in public discussion, and develop and evaluate the use of new messages and media to compel individuals from farm-to-fork to practice safe food behaviors and help create a culture that values microbiologically safe food. For more information, click here. |
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