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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.edutitle="IFS@CU contact" | 315.787.2288

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Food Science Extension

2022 Annual Report

Find out how Cornell Food Science Extension Programs helped to strengthen the food industry through education, service, problem solving, and application of practical information in 2022. 

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2023 Course Catalog

The 2023 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.

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2023 Course Catalog

Food Safety News

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News

Cornell AgriTech helping crack open New York’s tree nut industry
Hazelnuts are native to New York state and eastern North America, yet the commercial market for these locally grown nuts has long remained limited. With the help of Cornell AgriTech, the New York Tree Crops Alliance is working to change that...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
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Field Note

Danielle Heaney: Producing the perfect pickle
Danielle Heaney, a graduate student in the lab of Olga Padilla-Zakour, interim director of Cornell AgriTech and director of the Cornell Food Venture Center (CFVC), has been working to improve an American consumer favorite: pickles. Collaborating...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
  • Food Science
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In Amish-Chinese partnership, shiitake mushrooms are the main ingredient

With Cornell's help, an Amish farmer grows shiitake mushrooms and solves his financial woes, and an entrepreneur and a chef, both from China, use the mushrooms for a sauce that is now on the market.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
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Spotlight

How Cornell is helping grow Edenesque's plant-based milk empire
Leslie Woodward founded Edenesque with the same mantra she followed during her two-decade career as a chef in some of New York’s finest restaurants – source ingredients locally and make high-quality foods that are delicious and good for you...
  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
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Food Innovation Lab expands entrepreneurship potential at Cornell AgriTech

  • Center of Excellence in Food and Agriculture
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center

Upcoming Events

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Workshop

Juice HACCP Certification Course November 6, 2023
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
CLASS IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED Please click on the following link to be added to our notification list: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0rDo4uTBev6dyrc We will communicate with you as soon as we have our next class...
  • Food Science
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Food Venture Center
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Webinar

Food Industry Virtual Office Hours
Join us for the next session of Food Industry Virtual Office Hours scheduled Thursday, September 14 from 12 to 1 pm Eastern Time (US & Canada).
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence

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