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eNewsletter, November 2011November 1, 2011
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Jilin University Partnership
After two years of negotiation by Rob Atwill and Xunde Li and our colleagues at Jilin University, WIFSS has formally partnered with Heping Campus, Jilin University, to establish the China-US Center for Food Safety Research and Training. This new research and training center will focus on advancing food security in China, promoting food safety with an emphasis on residues and pathogens, collaborating with China to develop their export markets for the wide variety of commodities they produce, and partnering on research projects focused on sustainable farming practices. China continues to play an ever greater role in feeding consumers in the U.S. and throughout the world and it is our hope that this center, in close collaboration with our colleagues at Jilin University, will help insure that these globally-distributed foods are safe and wholesome.
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Rob Atwill (right) meets Jilin University officials
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Yangling International Agri-Science Forum
November 6, 2011
Yangling, China
Rob Atwill and Xunde Li gave presentations on microbial food safety in produce to a large audience of Chinese scientists and graduate students at the 2011 Yangling International Agri-Science Forum, Northwest A&F University. Microbial food safety is a relatively new topic in China and this was a good opportunity to demonstrate the pioneering work that the California produce industry has undertaken during these past few years to promote produce food safety through research and extension.
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Regulatory Guidelines for Recreational Water
November 15-17, 2011
Atlanta, GA
EPA is preparing to release new regulatory guidelines for monitoring microbial water quality for recreational waters. In preparation for an upsurge in regulatory attention on recreational water, Rob Atwill chaired an EPA-sponsored committee charged with identifying the state of the science on avian and other wildlife fecal contamination as potential sources of human pathogens for a meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, November 15-17. Scientists from academia, governmental agencies, and consulting firms together participated in developing a brief on human recreational exposure to waterborne pathogen from wildlife.
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Almond Board of California Student Food Innovation Competition
November 2, 2011
Shanghai, China
While in China, Linda Harris was a judge for the Almond Board of California Student Food Innovation Competition. The 2011 almond innovation student competition (8th annual) had a live judging session on November 2 where top 10 product innovation teams and top 10 product communication teams competed in front of 30-40 judges from the US and Chinese academia, food industry and media. The link below is an 18 min video clip (put together by a student intern) that captures a few highlights of the competition and the award winning products. There will be a couple of commercials in Chinese (about 15 sec) before the summary begins. The products were pretty innovative and worth a review. In addition to the product development competition there was a competition for product commercials. The first place teams will travel to the US next summer to visit the Almond Board of California and UC Davis and to attend the annual IFT meeting.
See video of the competition.
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