The Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University (IFS@CU) cultivates food safety knowledge to empower consumers, farmers, and the food industry.
By cultivating food safety knowledge through applied research, extension, and outreach, the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University (IFS@CU) is helping the food industry meet federal regulatory requirements and produce safe products. Located in the fabulous Finger Lakes, the IFS@CU operates out of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, NY. The NYSAES community comprises research scientists and extension experts from across the fields of food science, horticulture, plant breeding and genetics, plant pathology and entomology, making it an ideal environment for the IFS@CU as it proactively works to support the food industry in addressing food safety issues to prevent illnesses and outbreaks.
The IFS@CU cultivates food safety knowledge through collaboration with the following programs:
• The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA);
• The National Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Program;
• The Food Safety Laboratory and Milk Quality Improvement Program (MQIP);
• The New York Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence;
• The Dairy Extension Program;
• The High Pressure Processing (HPP) Validation Center; and
• The Northeast Center for Food Entrepreneurship (NECFE).
For more information about our programs in applied research, extension, and outreach, please visit the IFS@CU website: https://instituteforfoodsafety.cornell.edu/.
The Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University (IFS@CU) takes a comprehensive approach to providing training and conducting applied research to support the food industry, from farm to fork, in reducing foodborne illness risks. The IFS@CU conducts applied research and delivers extension and outreach in produce, dairy, juice and food processing to help the food industry meet federal regulatory requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), produce safe and novel products, and increase economic viability and sustainability.
