Food Safety Matters sits down with Dr. Ruth Petran to discuss translating technical information into practical applications and her life-long interest in public health as well as a Food Safety Insights column update from Bob Ferguson of Strategic Consulting.
In this episode, we speak with Omar Oyarzabal, Ph.D., about his research and the use of surveys to study how the food industry defines “food safety” and why it’s important to understand why different people define this term differently.
Researchers from San Diego State University, Virginia Tech, Loyola Marymount University, and Radford University are using text mining to try to pinpoint unique words and phrases in posts online, which identify consumers' experiences with hazardous food products.