FSN 275 - Principles of Food Safety and Hazardous Analysis
Recommended Resources
Websites
- BARF BLOGMusings about food safety and things that make you barf.
- Center for Science in the Public Interest Outbreak Alert! DatabaseThe Outbreak Alert! database includes only outbreaks where both the food and pathogen have been identified and currently has information on over 6,000 outbreaks that occurred between 1990 to 2007.
- FDA - HACCPHACCP information for dairy, juice, seafood and retail and food service.
- Food Safety - USDAResources and information on all aspects of food safety.
- Food Safety Research Information Office - Pathogens and ContaminantsMicrobial and non-microbial contaminants such as pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and chemical or physical substances that contaminate food or food animals during production, processing and preparation.
- HACCP ResourcesFrom the Meat Science Section at Texas A&M University.
- HACCP Scientific Article DatabaseFrom the International HACCP Alliance
- Institute of Food TechnologistsThe Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) exists to advance the science of food. Our long-range vision is to ensure a safe and abundant food supply contributing to healthier people everywhere.
- International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF)ICMSF provides basic scientific information through extensive study and makes recommendations without prejudice based on that information.
- Marler BlogCommentary about food poisoning outbreaks and litigation.
- MICROORGANISMS IN FOODS 2 Sampling for microbiological analysis: Principles and specific applicationsPublished by the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF)
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard ReferenceSearch this database to find the nutrient contents of over 7,500 different foods.
Searching for Articles
- AGRICOLA This link opens in a new windowAGRICOLA is a comprehensive index to journal articles, book chapters, theses and more in the field of agriculture. Disciplines covered include food & human nutrition, agricultural engineering & technology, earth & environmental sciences.
- BIOSIS Previews (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowIndex to life sciences and biomedical research from journals, meetings, books, and patents. Covers pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more. Includes BIOSIS indexing and enhanced MeSH disease terms.
- CABI: CAB Abstracts and Global Health (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowCAB Abstracts provides research information on agriculture and related applied life sciences, including Agriculture, Animal Health, Forestry, Human Health and Nutrition, and Natural Resources Management. Global Health from CABI is the definitive international public health database.
- Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowFSTA focuses on pure and applied research in food science, food technology, and food-related nutrition. It covers the complete food manufacturing cycle, from initial market research to final packaging, and includes research and development literature, patents, standards, and legislation.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar allows you to simultaneously search scholarly content across many disciplines, databases, and information sources. Results can include books, articles, chapters, conference proceedings, and more.
Tips on using Google Scholar are available here. - PubMed This link opens in a new windowPubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Citing Your Sources
For this class, you will use cite your sources in the style that is used for Journal of Food Protection. Below is a list of resources to help you to cite your sources in proper format. Contact Katherine if you need assistance.
- Instructions to Authors for Journal of Food ProtectionRefer to Page 2 for instructions on formatting references for different types of materials.
- Journal of Food ProtectionView articles from the Journal of Food Protection.
- Journals Database from PubMedUse this database to find journal title abbreviations for specific journals by title.