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IFS@CU

Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University

Cultivating Food Safety Knowledge

The Institute for Food Safety (IFS@CU) supports the production of safe and novel foods that increase the economic viability and sustainability of the food industry in NYS and beyond. With expertise in fresh produce, dairy, juice, and food processing, the IFS@CU helps the food industry meet federal regulatory requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and address food safety challenges that stretch from farms to consumers’ tables. Through research and extension collaborations, as well as by embracing new technologies, the program actively works with farmers, processors, retailers, and consumers to produce and keep food safe.

For Assistance or Questions Contact:

Nancy Long | foodsafety [at] cornell.edu (foodsafety[at]cornell[dot]edu) | 315.787.2288

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Good Manufacturing Practices Trainings

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Meeting Regulatory Requirements

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Food Industry Virtual Office Hours

Food Science Extension

2024 Annual Report

Find out how Cornell Food Science Extension programs helped to grow the food economy in 2024 from product development and innovation to workforce development and training.

Food Science Extension

2025 Course Catalog

The 2025 Course Catalog is a comprehensive handbook and directory that provides program descriptions, faculty and extension staff contact information, courses being offered this year, and information on how to register for courses.

Course Announcement

Cannabinoid Hemp Processing

NYS Regulations for Cannabinoid Hemp (Cannabis sativa) Processors

This course provides an overview of cannabinoid hemp as well as federal and New York State-specific regulatory requirements for cannabinoid hemp processors.

Course Announcement

GMPs for Dietary Supplements

Good Manufacturing Practices Part 111 for Dietary Supplements

This course is designed to review the requirements of Part 111 – Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packaging, Labeling or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements in Title 21 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

Course Announcement

Small Food Processors Training

Food Safety and FSMA Regulations for Small Food Processors

This course launched in partnership with the Cornell Food Venture Center, is designed to give an overview of the state and federal regulatory framework in the United States for packaged food manufacturers.

Cornell Food Science Extension Programs | 2024 Annual Report
2025 Food Science Extension Course Catalog
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Food Safety News

Cornell Food Venture Center Pilot Plant

News

$10M gift from Seneca Foods will support the Cornell Food Venture Center

The gift from the Seneca Foods Foundation will help food producers of all sizes bring their products to market.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
  • Food Science
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News

Julie Suarez named CALS director of translational research programs
Julie Suarez has been named the inaugural director of translational research programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). Suarez will remain CALS’ associate dean for land-grant affairs while she fulfills the five-year...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
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Field Note

Beans for breakfast: How Cornell AgriTech helped this NYC startup grow
Vasquez moved to New York from Ecuador in 2017 with the primary goal of learning English. Toward the end of 2019, after two years of language school, she stopped in at the City University of New York (CUNY) Welcome Center, intrigued after a...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
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Field Note

Cornell Food Spark program gives bone broth startup a boost
Edlin Choi was tired of seeing animal bones, fat and other byproducts of the meat industry go to waste. His solution? Korean bone broth.
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
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News

Andy Rao, professor emeritus of food science, dies at 85

M.A. “Andy” Rao, known as one of the top food scientists in the U.S. and the world during a distinguished career that included more than three decades at Cornell AgriTech, died in July 2022 in Leesburg, Va. He was 85.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
  • Food Science

Upcoming Events

Bottled Juice

Workshop

Juice HACCP Certification Course November 6, 2025
Juice HACCP commonly refers to the use of HACCP plans to minimize food safety risks in the juice processing, packaging, and transportation industries. HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point. Significant hazards for a particular...
  • Food Science
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Institute for Food Safety
Bottled Juice

Workshop

Juice HACCP Certification Course August 12, 2025
Juice HACCP commonly refers to the use of HACCP plans to minimize food safety risks in the juice processing, packaging, and transportation industries. HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point. Significant hazards for a particular...
  • Food Science
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Institute for Food Safety
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Class

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Virtual Better Process Control School - Acidified Foods
Registration is now open for the August 11 - 12, 2025 class. This course covers the training requirements for facilities manufacturing shelf stable foods using Mild Thermal Processes, such as acidified foods and Water Activity Controlled Foods....
  • Food Science
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
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Webinar

Food Safety Virtual Office Hours
Join us for our next session of Food Safety Virtual Office Hours, where Professor Martin Wiedmann will provide an overview of product testing as a food safety verification strategy.
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence
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Webinar

Food Safety Virtual Office Hours
Join us for our next session of Food Safety Virtual Office Hours, where Professor Joe Baumert will provide an overview of risk-based approaches to allergen management. Following the presentation, the speaker will join an expert panel to address questions during a moderated Q&A.
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence

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