Food Science News

  • UMass Food Science Extension

    UMass Food Science Extension Receives NIFA Grant for Educational Sanitation Program

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded funding to UMass Food Science Extension for the project titled, "Sanitation Control Practitioner Program (SCPP)- The development of an education program for small processors." This multi-state project is in collaboration with team members from N.C. State and UMaine. The project's overall goal is to provide educational and technical support targeted to small processors to improve food safety practices that reduce the overall risk of foodborne illness. 

  • Resources Related to COVID-19 and Food Handling

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, there is concern related to how it may impact food production and handling. A variety of resources have been developed to help educate consumers and industry about best practices related to hygiene, food handling, and sanitary practices. These can be found below. For the latest campus news related to COVID-19, please refer to UMass Amherst Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

    North Carolina State COVID-19 Resources

    For education and training
    • Purdue Extension Fact Sheets (English version)
    • Purdue Extension Fact Sheets (Spanish version)
    • Purdue Extension Fact Sheets (Simplified Chinese version)
    • Purdue Extension Fact Sheets (Traditional Chinese version)
    For consumers
    • Purdue Extension Fact Sheets (English version)
    • Purdue Extension Fact Sheets (Traditional Chinese version)
    • Purdue Extension Fact Sheets (Simplified Chinese)
    • LSU Information Posters for Customers and Employees
  • Research on Rapid Detection of Harmful Bacteria in Food and Water

    New video on Rapid Bacteria Detection to Boost Food Safety

    With the consumption of raw vegetables on the rise because of their health benefits,  foodborne illnesses are also increasing because raw foods are often not rinsed properly. Lili He, UMass Amherst food scientist, has developed a new smart phone app that can instantly detect the presence of bacteria in your food.

    View video of Rapid Bacteria Detection to Boost Food Safety

  • UMass Food Science: 2 Fellowship Positions Available Fall 2017!

     USDA National Needs Masters & Doctoral Fellowships available for Fall 2017!

    Positions available:

    - 1 Masters Degree, Food Science with a focus in produce safety

    - 1 PhD Degree, Food Science with a focus in photodynamic processing for produce

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    Food Science Supports 4H Summer of Science

    UMass Food Science students helped to teach 4H Summer of Science campers about the science of food using the UMass Pilot Plant in Chenoweth Laboratory.

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    Food Science is featured in the UMass News!

    The Umass News has recently posted a video featuring the UMass students helping to develop a new ice cream flavor for the Hadley based dairy processor, Maple Valley. To view the video, go to: The Food Science video http://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/video.

  • HACCP Training Reminder

    Only two weeks left for HACCP Training. Training will be held December 2 - 4.
    Register today. See Details

  • Food Science - Food Quest

    Science Quest

    Science Quest is hosted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing for high school students in grades 10-12 from across the Northeast and beyond to visit campus to engage in exciting hands-on science activities, demonstrations, and guided lab tour.