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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced funding awards totaling nearly $19 million, including more than $6.7 million for antimicrobial resistance strategies, to 36 grantees to ensure a safe and nutritious food supply and while maintaining American agricultural competitiveness. NIFA made the awards through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), which is authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.
“Increasing food safety continues to be a major focus for USDA, as it directly impacts the health and well-being of all Americans,” said Sonny Ramaswamy, NIFA director. “Funding provided to universities supports discoveries of new ways that we can prevent foodborne illnesses and increase the safety of our food production industry.”
NIFA made the awards through the AFRI Food Safety program to protect consumers from microbial and chemical contaminants that may occur in the food chain, from production to consumption. This year, AFRI’s Food Safety program is comprised of five sub-programs:
- Enhancing Food Safety through Improved Processing Technologies
- Effective Mitigation Strategies for Antimicrobial Resistance
- Identifying and Targeting Food Safety Needs
- Improving Food Safety
- Improving Food Quality
Tuesday March 31, 2015/ NIFA-USDA/ United States.
http://nifa.usda.gov/
