Food Science and Human Nutrition Food Safety Outreach Laboratory

Grow • Prepare • Eat

We have adopted a whole system approach to food protection, spanning from production to public health outreach. Our goal is to develop effective food safety strategies and educational materials to assist in reducing the risk of foodborne illness at each stage of the food chain. Our outreach efforts are targeted to Colorado consumers, local food producers, retail food handlers, public health professionals, home food preservers, and high risk audiences.

Food Source Information, a website for Public Health Professionals

A Partnership with Colorado Integrated Center for Excellence in Food Safety

Our current focus areas

• Produce Safety
• Safe Local Food Systems
• Food Safety Education and Communication

Recent Publications

Uncured-labeled meat products produced using plant-derived nitrates and nitrites: Chemistry, safety, and regulatory considerations

Resources, Barriers, and Tradeoffs: A mixed methods analysis of school pre-consumer food waste

A systems examination of school food recovery in Northern Colorado

Salmonella Contamination in Broiler Synovial Fluid: Are We Missing a Potential Reservoir?

• Jessica Clifford, M.S., RDN, Extension Specialist-Nutrition
• Rebecca Kuhnel, M.S.
• Anne Kozil, M.S., Research Associate, Extension