Sep. 1, 2006 - Sep. 30, 2010
Award NumberMINV-63-041
Funding AgencyCenter for Produce Safety
Amount Awarded$400,000.00
InvestigatorRandall Singer, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Bender, J., Maldonado, G., Munoz-Zanzi, C., and Hedberg, C.
SummaryThe ease and speed with which animals, animal products and food are shipped around the world has increased dramatically in recent years. Consequently, food safety and the transmission of foodborne pathogens has become a truly global issue, where local food production conditions can affect people over broad spatial and temporal scales. A multi-national, multi-disciplinary approach is required in order to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness associated with imported foods. This project will develop a U.S. - Latin American network of research and education. These multi-national endeavors will help establish a food safety network in the Americas and will help reduce the incidence of foodborne illness in the U.S. associated with imported foods.