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Posting graphical, concise food safety information sheets in the kitchens of restaurants can help reduce dangerous food safety practices and create a workplace culture that values safe food, according to a new paper co-authored by Kansas State University’s Doug Powell. The study, “Assessment of food safety practices of food service food handlers: testing a communication [...]

The smallest bacterium that is harmless to cattle can be deadly once the food supply is contaminated. That’s why Kansas State University’s T.G. Nagaraja, a university distinguished professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology, finds it’s important to learn as much as possible about E. coli O157:H7. “The more we know about how E. coli O157:H7 [...]

Diners who are skeptical of the food safety practices in ethnic restaurants have new research to back up some of their assumptions. In a study of independently owned restaurants in 14 Kansas counties, K-State  researchers found a significantly higher number of food safety violations in ethnic restaurants than in nonethnic restaurants. The next step for [...]

Diners in New Zealand will have a K-State graduate student to thank when they’re able to make more informed choices about where they eat. Katie Filion, a master’s student in biomedical science, has a thesis project with global implications. She is investigating New Zealand’s options for a national food business or restaurant hygiene grading system. [...]

A K-State study has shown that when preparing frozen foods, adolescents are less likely than adults to wash their hands and are more susceptible to cross-contaminating raw foods while cooking. “While half of the adults we observed washed their hands after touching raw chicken, none of the adolescents did,” said Casey Jacob, a food safety [...]

A groundbreaking for the first building on Kansas State University’s Olathe Innovation Campus will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Kansas Bioscience Research Park, Valley Road and College Boulevard. Dan Richardson, chief executive officer of the K-State Olathe Innovation Campus Inc., said the first building will be the National Institute for Animal [...]

As take-out food continues to increase in popularity, new research has found that safe handling labels can help restaurants and food providers distinguish themselves in a competitive marketplace. “With leftovers, people need information the moment they pull that container or clamshell package from the fridge,” said Doug Powell, a K-State associate professor of food safety. [...]

Commentary from W. Ron DeHaven, CEO and executive vice president of the American Veterinary Medical Association and a former administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. For more than 60 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has served our nation’s human health care needs with [...]

Porcine circovirus associated diseases cost pig producers around the world hundreds of millions of dollars each year. That’s why K-State  virologists Dick Hesse and Bob Rowland have been working to create new vaccines to tackle such complex diseases. “Circovirus and its associated diseases continue to emerge around the world,” Hesse said. “Both porcine reproductive and [...]

When it comes to animal disease outbreaks, Steve Henry, a practicing veterinarian from Abilene, knows from long experience that speed and accuracy in diagnosis, testing and treatment are essential in stopping a disease from spreading. That’s why Henry, who also is an adjunct professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at K-State, is looking forward to [...]