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Research Projects Database

The Food Safety Research Information Office (FSRIO) operates the Research Projects Database (RPD). The RPD tracks food safety research that is funded by FSRIO-partner agencies (identified as Funding Sources below). The funding agencies are listed in the order of funded projects. The RPD is also searchable by the Category of the funded projects and the primary Commodity group of the funded project.

Browse by Category

  1. Bacterial Pathogens(7,205)
  2. Chemical Contaminants(4,000)
  3. Viruses and Prions(3,834)
  4. Natural Toxins(3,568)
  5. Parasites(3,393)
  6. Education and Training(1,799)
  7. Escherichia coli(1,539)
  8. Salmonella(1,435)
  9. Food Defense and Integrity(1,061)
  10. Risk Assessment, Management, and Communication(975)

Browse by Commodity

  1. Meat, Poultry, Game(1,279)
  2. Produce(1,273)
  3. Nuts, Seeds(371)
  4. Seafood(304)
  5. Dairy(184)
  6. Grains, Beans, Legumes(98)
  7. Eggs(73)

Browse by Funding Source

Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture(5,068)
Agricultural Research Service(2,904)
Food and Drug Administration(1,871)
Nat'l. Inst. of Allergy and Infectious Diseases(1,564)
Food Standards Agency(931)
United States Nat'l. Science Fndn.(802)
European Commission(548)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council(301)
Nat'l. Cattlemen's Beef Assoc.(226)
Nat'l. Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences(216)
ARS (NP108)(209)
Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs(153)
Nat'l. Center For Toxicological Research(126)
Nat'l. Inst. of General Medical Sciences(117)
Ontario Min. of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs(117)
European Food Safety Authority(113)
Center for Produce Safety(107)
Nat'l. Inst. of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases(96)
Bill and Melinda Gates Fndn.(96)
Center For Food Safety and Applied Nutrition(75)
Fndn. for Meat and Poultry Research and Education(68)
Nat'l. Center for Environmental Health(58)
Nat'l. Inst. of Child Health and Human Devel.(54)
Dairy Research Inst.(45)
Nat'l. Inst. of Neurological Disorders and Stroke(40)
Campden BRI(31)
safefood(30)
Binational Agricultural Research and Devel. Fund(25)
Nat'l. Cancer Inst.(19)
Economic Research Service(16)
Fogarty Int'l. Center(16)
Nat'l. Pork Board(15)
United States Army(14)
Nat'l. Center for Research Resources(14)
Nat'l. Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases(11)
Nat'l. Center for Complementary and Integrative Health(10)
Agriculture & Horticulture Develop. Board(10)
Fresh Express(9)
Nat'l. Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine(9)
Int'l. Life Sciences Inst.(8)
Pork Checkoff(8)
Food Safety Inspection Service(7)
Nat'l. Dairy Council(7)
Nat'l. Inst. of Mental Health(7)
Nat'l. Heart, Lung and Blood Inst.(7)
Nat'l. Inst. of Health(7)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(7)
Nat'l. Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health(6)
European Union(6)
Nat'l. Inst. on Aging(6)
Innovate UK(4)
Office of the Director(4)
Economic and Social Research Council(4)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service(3)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry(3)
National Center for Environmental Health(3)
Nat'l. Eye Inst.(2)
Nat'l. Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities(2)
Beef Checkoff(1)
Nat'l. Center for Advancing Translational Sciences(1)
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response(1)
United States Dept. of Agriculture(1)
Center for Disease Control(1)
Medical Research Council(1)
Nat'l. Library of Medicine(1)
United States Navy(1)
Food Marketing Inst. Fndn.(1)
Nat'l. Inst. on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism(1)
Nat'l. Inst. of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering(1)

Recent Projects

Strategies in Support of Organic Dairy Production and its Livelihood

1. Determine the dynamic of zoonotic food- and waterborne pathogens Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, and Cryptosporidium spp. among agricultural ecosystems in New York State (NYS). 2. Identify sources, ecological factors…

ASSESSING IMPACTS OF PATCH-BURN GRAZING MANAGEMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY OF MULTIPLE AGROECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Frequently cattle production comes at the expense of plant and wildlife biodiversity, with cattle management goals at odds with environmental health and conservation (Derner et al. 2009, Toombs and Roberts 2009, Fuhlendorf et al. 2012). In…

Extended Release Delivery of Organic Sprout Inhibitors to Control Potato Sprouting Postharvest in the Supply Chain

This project will screen different formulations of slow-release matrix materials for ideal vapor release properties in known volatile sprouting inhibitors, while establishing efficacy and total dose targets over the course of a storage season in…

Hybrid training for quality assurance and food safety programs designed for small-scale food processors and distributors

Developing and implementing required Food Safety Plans can be very challenging, especially for small and very small processors and for processors that historically have been subject to limited oversight, such as raw fruit and vegetable processers…

A systematic method for Gain-of Function genetics in mycobacteria

Project SummaryIt is estimated that about one third of the world?s population is latently infected withMycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The 10 million annual new cases of tuberculosis resulting inabout one million deaths further underline the…