Human Nutrition and Food Safety

OBJECTIVE: Provide a nutritious, high-quality, safe, and secure food supply and enable consumers to make informed and healthful dietary choices.

Subobjectives

A. Food safety and security

• Research microbial, chemical and physical hazards, both natural and human-made, relative to food safety
• Enhance food security methods throughout production, processing, distribution and service systems; for example, to reduce the impact of agri-terrorism
• Investigate issues related to food quality and food safety and develop effective methods for communicating this information

B. Nutrition and wellness

• Investigate relevant nutrition-related public health issues, for example: "Metabolic Syndrome" (obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes), cancer and specific age-related issues
• Develop sustainable solutions for nutrition-deficient populations
• Investigate issues related to nutrition and wellness and develop effective methods of communicating this information
  

Expanding Agricultural Markets | Rural Economic Development | Agricultural Production Systems | Human Nutrition and Food Safety | Natural Resources and Environment