CSREES FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS

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CSREES FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS

• Shaping the Future of Food Safety Through
  Research, Education, and Extension

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Jan Singleton, PhD, RDNatl Program Leader, Food
Science Food Safety

• Cooperative State Research, Education, and
  Extension Service - USDA

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Shaping the Future of Food Safety

• Etta Saltos, PhD, RD
• National Program Leader, Human Nutrition
• National Research Initiative Program Priorities
  in Human Nutrition, Obesity and Food Safety

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Shaping the Future of Food Safety

• Chris Wozniak, PhD
• National Program Leader, Food Biotechnology and
  Microbiology
• National Research Initiative Program Priorities
  in Food Safety

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Shaping the Future of Food Safety

• D. Ramkishan Rao, PhD
• National Program Leader, Food Science and Food
  Technology
• National Research Initiative Program on Improving
  Food Quality and Value

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Shaping the Future of Food Safety

• The goal of CSREES food safety programs is to
  safeguard public health through reducing the risk
  of food-borne illness

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Shaping the Future of Food Safety

• CSREES safeguards public health in partnership
  with its sister federal food safety agencies

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Shaping the Future of Food Safety

• ?Thirteen Federal Food Safety Agencies
• Cooperative State Research, Education
  Extension Service
• Agricultural Research Service
• Economic Research Service
• Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
• Agricultural Marketing Service
• Food Safety Inspection Service
• Food and Drug Administration
• Food and Nutrition Service
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Natl Institutes of Health Human Services
• Environmental Protection Agency
• National Marine Fisheries Service
• Grain Inspection, Packers Stockyards
  Administration

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Shaping the Future of Food Safety

• ? Four Federal Departments
• ? U.S. Department of Agriculture
• ? Department of Health Human Services
• ? Department of Commerce
• ? Environmental Protection Agency

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Shaping the Future of Food Safety

• ? Three Primary Roles
• ? Regulatory
• ? Research
• ? Education

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Shaping the Future of Food Safety (Contd)

• CSREES is unique from other federal food safety
  agencies because of its ability to integrate
  research, education, and extension into its
  programs and services

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Overview of NIFSI

• The National Integrated Food Safety Initiative

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Purpose of the NIFSI

• To support funded projects that address selected
  priority issues in food safety
• To support funded projects that use an integrated
  approach to solving problems in food safety

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Integrated Projects

• At least 2 of 3 components must be included in
  each funded project
• Research and Education
• Research an Extension
• Education and Extension
• All components addressed should be absolutely
  necessary to the successful outcome of the project

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Award Amounts

• Awards are up to 600,000
• Duration of projects is up to 3 years
• Smaller awards for 1 to 2 year grants are
  available
• Special Emphasis Grants are up to 2.5 M for up
  to 4 years
• Food Biosecurity
• Listeria monocytogenes

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Priority Issue Areas for 05

• Training certification for industry, retail,
  and consumers
• Education for consumers
• Source, incidence, and control measures for
  pathogens in meat and poultry
• Alternative food processing technologies
• Natl support and coordination of integrated food
  safety programs and resources
• Food biosecurity (SE)
• Control of Listeria monocytogenes (SE)

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Priority Issue Areas

• National Support and Coordination
• Developing databases, interactive software
• Conducting international, national, regional
  conferences
• Conducting satellite videoteleconferences
• Developing and implementing new communication
  transfer technologies
• Conducting activities that strengthen food safety
  education nationally and globally

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Natl Integrated Food Safety Initiative

• NIFSI focuses on applied research, although a
  minimal amount of basic research will be funded

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Basic vs. Applied Research

• Basic research focuses on developing new
  knowledge, new processes, or new technologies
• Applied research focuses on applying new
  knowledge, processes, or technologies

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Applied Research

• NIFSI funds are not used for
• Developing rapid detection methods
• Developing mathematical models for risk
  assessment
• Studying the ecology of microbial pathogens
• Genotyping/gene mapping
• Reducing the allergenicity of specific foods

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Applied Research

• NIFSI funds are used for
• Providing food handler certification and
  training for foodservice workers
• Promoting safe food handling practices among
  volunteers in food pantries, community groups,
  churches, etc.
• Teaching Good Agricultural Practices to farm
  workers, packers, distributors, etc.
• Improving the safety of foods using a new
  processing technology
• Reducing antibiotics in cattle using alternative
  methods

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Applied Research

• Applied Research
• Scientific or Laboratory Research
• Behavioral Research
• Educational Research
• Evaluative Research
• Methodological research
• Survey Research
• Interviews using cognitive mapping techniques,
  etc.
• Focus Group Research
• Targeted Message Development and Testing
• Others

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NIFSI Successes

• Each year NIFSI awards 30-35 new grants
• 55 of funds focus on research
• 40 of funds focus on extension
• 5 of funds focus on education
• NIFSI has a 25 to 30 success rate

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NIFSI Successes

• Want to improve your chances for success?

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Tips For Success

• Know what you want to achieve and why
• Build on a solid foundation of research and
  theory
• Evaluate the impact of your project

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What and Why

• What problem are you trying to address?
• Will your project help solve an applied food
  safety problem or issue?
• What is the most compelling evidence you can
  offer to convince a group of peers that your
  proposal should be funded over all the others?

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A Solid Foundation

• Have you shown knowledge of the literature?
• Do you have preliminary data to support the need
  for your project? Did you cite the data?
• Are you using the most effective methodology for
  what you are seeking to achieve?
• Is your research theory-driven?
• Will you evaluate the impact of your research?

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Contents of the Proposal

• Project Description
• Objectives
• Are the objectives focused?
• Are the objectives identified according to their
  function?
• Is this an applied research objective?
• Is this an extension objective?
• Is this an education objective?

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Contents of the Proposal

• Project Description
• Methodology
• Is the description of the methods or the
  experimental design written with the reviewer in
  mind?
• Did you indicate how data will be collected and
  analyzed?
• Did you describe the expected results?

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Contents of the Proposal

• Project Description
• Underlying Theory
• Is there a learning theory or educational theory
  that drives the research?
• Are your methods based on the Health Belief
  Model?
• Are they based on the Cognitive Learning Model?
• Are they based on adult education models?
• Are they based on other behavioral or social
  models?

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Evaluation

• How will you know when youve done what you said
  you would do?
• Quantitative evaluation
• Qualitative evaluation
• Study Sample
• Pre/Post-testing
• Follow-up Surveys
• Etc.

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Coming Full Circle

• Know what you want to achieve and why
• Build on a solid foundation of research and
  theory
• Evaluate the impact of your project

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NIFSI Program Contacts

• Jan Singleton, PhD, RD
• National Program Leader, Food Science Food
  Safety
• jsingleton_at_csrees.usda.gov
• Damanna Ramkishan Rao, PhD
• National Program Leader, Food Science and
  Technology
• rrao_at_csrees.usda.gov