
Food Systems in Transition: Food Loss and Waste, Food Quality Loss and Food Safety
Dr. Jocelyn Boiteau is spurring conversations about qualitative food loss — including food quality and food safety...
2019
2024
Ahmed Kablan
Haley Oliver
Foods can be nutritious and available, but if those foods are unsafe, there is no food security. Contaminated foods are estimated to sicken 600 million people a year, contributing to impaired growth and development in children, food insecurity, and barriers to entry into the global food trade. By investing in data-driven approaches to identify the key points for intervention, we support countries in transforming the handling and processing of foods at the household, farm, and market level.
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety (Food Safety Innovation Lab) is jointly managed by Purdue and Cornell Universities. We leverage extensive experience in international food safety research, education, and extension to develop and manage a portfolio of food safety and capacity development projects to meet the following objectives:
Learn more about our projects in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, and Senegal.
Dr. Jocelyn Boiteau is spurring conversations about qualitative food loss — including food quality and food safety...
In Cambodia, Food Safety Innovation Lab partners held an intensive statistics course to support locally led food systems...
Researchers are charting a path to strengthening the safety of vegetables sold in Cambodia’s informal markets, informed...