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New England Extension Food Safety Consortium; Universities of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

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If you have any questions, you may contact the Cooperative Extension food safety specialist in your state. 

University of Connecticut:
http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/foodsafety/index.html
Diane Wright Hirsch, MPH, RD
Cooperative Extension Educator/Food Safety
University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System
New Haven County Extension Center
305 Skiff Street
North Haven , CT 06473
Voice: (203)407-3163
Fax: (203)407-3176
diane.hirsch@uconn.edu

University of Maine:
http://www.umext.maine.edu/topics/food.htm
Beth Calder, Ph.D.
Extension Food Science Specialist
Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition
5735 Hitchner Hall, Room #232
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5736
Voice: (207) 581-2791
Fax: (207) 581-1636
Beth.Calder@umit.maine.edu

University of Massachusetts:
http://www.umass.edu/umext/nutrition/programs/food_safety
David Nyachuba, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & Program Leader for Food Safety
202 Chenoweth Lab
University of Massachusetts
100 Holdsworth Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9282
Voice: (413) 545-0552
Fax: (413) 545-1074
dgn@nutrition.umass.edu

University of New Hampshire:
http://www.extension.unh.edu
Catherine Violette, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.
Extension Professor and Extension Specialist
Food and Nutrition
UNH Cooperative Extension
129 Main St.
219 Kendall Hall
Durham, NH 03824
Voice: 603-862-2496
Fax: 603-862-3758
Catherine.violette@unh.edu

University of Rhode Island:
http://www.uri.edu/ce/ceec/foodsafety.shtml
Lori F.Pivarnik, Ph.D.
Coordinator Food Safety Outreach/Research
Nutrition and Food Sciences Department
University of Rhode Island
530 Liberty Lane
West Kingston, RI 02892
Voice: 401-874-2972
Fax: 401-874-2994
pivarnik@uri.edu

Martha S. Patnoad MS CFSP
Nutrition and Food Sciences Department
CE Education Center
3 East Alumni Ave.
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881
Voice: 401-874-2960
Fax: 401-874-2259
mpatnoad@uri.edu

University of Vermont:
http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmext/
M. Dale Steen, MAT, CFCS
Nutrition & Food Safety Specialist
University of Vermont Extension
397 Railroad St
Suite 3
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819-1740
Voice: 802-535-9902 or 802-751-8307 Ext. 2900
Fax: 802-751-8800
Dale.Steen@uvm.edu