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Team Mission

The Food Safety, Nutrition, and Family Well-Being Research Team has as its mission to promote the health and well-being of consumers statewide, nationwide and worldwide through multi-faceted food safety and nutrition research and outreach.

 

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Team Overview

The health and well-being of Americans is necessary for a secure, productive nation. Good dietary practices, adequate food distribution, and a safe food supply are essential components in the development of human potential. Knowledge of what people eat and how they manage their food, especially how they store perishable and ready to eat foods to keep them safe, are key areas in which the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research's Food Safety, Nutrition, and Family Well-Being Research Team are focusing their efforts. The team has developed tools that currently are being used in national dietary studies and have established collaborative projects with many government agencies and other private and public entities.

 

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Priority Research Areas

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Assessing food safety knowledge and related practices of consumers.

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Enhancing food security and nutritional status of economically disadvantaged populations.

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Investigating alternative methods for reporting amounts eaten during dietary surveys.

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Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption by limited resource individuals.

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Developing innovative technology to improve food safety surveillance.

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Introducing and evaluating alternative meats and meat products.

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