Protecting the Public from Food-borne Illness and Food Associated Hazards are Main Goal as Addressed by Food Scientist
Monday, March 30, 2009 - 15:56
in Mathematics & Economics
At the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) meeting held on March 24, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) food scientist Dr. Frank Busta addressed food safety gaps in the Food Protection Plan by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Busta is a senior science advisor and the interim vice president of science and policy initiatives at IFT and is also director emeritus and senior science advisor of the National Center for Food Protection and Defense and professor emeritus of the University of Minnesota.