MANHATTAN -- Using an interdisciplinary team of Kansas State University experts and leadership from department of hospitality management and dietetics faculty, the newly-funded Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs will conduct food safety research that impacts child nutrition programs across the United States.

I’ve seen it all. Real housewives lay a dead pork on their countertops, chef Ramsey throws food in the trash because it’s undercooked (raw), and food handlers not washing their hands after touching money and/or trashcans. But after watching Sunday’s episode of “Undercover Boss” I still have faith that some people actually get it.

As of Wednesday morning, 75 cases of salmonella had been reported as part of an outbreak centered at DeFusco's Bakery in Johnston and Cranston, according to Annemarie Beardsworth, spokeswoman for the Rhode Island Department of Health. Of the 75 people who contracted salmonella, two have died, and two are still in the hospital, Beardsworth added.

Abstract

A dietary yeast extract could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for poultry producers, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study.

SUMMARY

A bunch of Canadian medical types say Canada sucks at food safety; the first president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency disagrees. They’re both wrong.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States has reported that an astounding 76 million cases of illness are caused by food contamination each year in the country. This is obviously a huge cost, not just for the consumers but for the food industry as well. So what is causing this increasing number of illnesses?

Richard Lerner, DVM, MPH, and a veterinarian who lives in Framingham, writes once again, Doug Stephan has decided that the 80 gallons of raw milk he sells to supplement the flagging ad revenues for his AM radio show are of importance to anyone but him and his few dozen customers ("State orders halt to Eastleigh Farms raw milk sales," April 6).