International Food Safety Network
The International Food Safety Network (iFSN) at
iFSN offers a resource of
History
International Food Safety Network began as a communications experiment, collecting and rapidly redistributing information about food safety using the then just-burgeoning Internet.
Created in January 1993, as a combination of Powell's interests in science, media and the public following an outbreak of
International Food Safety Network's emphasis is on the integration of public perceptions of food safety risks into traditional food safety risk analysis, and engaging the public on the nature of food-related risks and benefits.
Powell and the International Food Safety Network are a primary source for food safety information during outbreaks and are often quoted in mainstream media reports.[2][3][4][5]
The International Food Safety Network was replaced with the bites mailing list and website according to a notice on the former's home page.
References
- ^ "Welcome". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
- ^ Canadian Press (December 14, 2006). "A year of food safety threats". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2008-09-11. [permanent dead link]
- ^ Weise, Elizabeth (2006-12-10). "CDC reports E. coli cases linked to Taco Bell holding at 61". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Weise, Elizabeth (2006-10-31). "Food-borne bacteria adapts". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ Vergano, Dan (2006-09-24). "Outbreak source a mystery". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
External links
- International Food Safety Network
- USDA resources for risk assessment Archived 2006-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
- US FDA library of sources of food information
- Food Safety Network thehealthline.ca
- CSPI Integrity in Science
- Food Safety News, Iowa State University Archived 2007-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
