Researcher using a food thermometer

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Risk, not zero-detection, should guide food safety

Cornell-led research argues that food safety regulations should set evidence-based targets for food that is sufficiently safe rather than aiming for zero risk, which is neither achievable nor desirable.

  • Food Science
  • Food
  • Health + Nutrition
experimental flasks of flocculent pellets

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Mycelium, the vegetative, root-like network of fungi, has the power to transform food waste into new, life-sustaining food.

  • Food Science
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
Beet chips on a plate

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"Better-for-you" snacks are all the rage. New tech from Cornell food scientists may give beets their time to shine.

  • Food Science
  • Food
Lab bottles labled hydrogen peroxide

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Hydrogen peroxide plays a key role in paper bleaching, wastewater treatment and electronics manufacturing, and it can be made in an entirely new way.

  • Food Science
A researcher harvesting grapes in a vineyard

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A new platform slashes screening time for the hundreds of grape samples E&J Gallo Winery collects during harvest - the latest milestone in a partnership that benefits the entire grape and wine industry.

  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Food Science
  • Viticulture and Enology