Collaborative

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Agriculture Network Information Center	Agriculture Network Information Center A guide to online agricultural resources selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions. (more)	Aug 31, 2001
	Aquaculture Network Information Center	Aquaculture Network Information Center: AquaNIC Gateway to electronic resources on aquaculture. Includes links to publications, newsletters, calendars, and other resources. (more)	Jun 26, 2003
	Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program	Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program Cooperative state-federal program that works to collect statistics and data on marine fisheries. The website includes information about the program, their data collection and data management techniques, and access to the data. You must apply to access the data. (more)	Aug 21, 2003
	Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence	Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence Initiative of the Australian National Food Industry Strategy that is a consortium of the Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research and Food Science Australia. The website includes news, updates on food safety topics, publications, fact sheets, presentations, events, tools, and more. (more)	Jul 20, 2004
	BELLE	BELLE: Biological Effects of Low Level Exposures Collaborative program that promotes the understanding of low-dose responses. The website includes information about BELLE-sponsored conferences and newsletters. (more)	Feb 19, 2003
	Council for Agricultural Science and Technology	CAST: The Science Source for Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Issues Organization that distributes science-based information on food, fiber, agricultural, natural resource, and related societal and environmental issues. The website includes publications, upcoming events, news, testimony, and more. (more)	Aug 7, 2002
	Center for Food Safety Engineering, Purdue University	Center for Food Safety Engineering Multidisciplinary research center that focuses on foods safety engineering. It consists of researchers from Purdue University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The website includes a directory of researchers and information about their research projects. (more)	Nov 4, 2002
	Checkbiotech.org	Checkbiotech.org Website that provides news and events related to biotechnology. Topics covered include benefits and risks, economics, safety and regulations, and more. (more)	Dec 7, 2004
	Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment	Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC) Advisory committee to the UK government regarding the potential carcinogenicity of chemicals. The website includes publications, information on their meetings, and more. (more)	Nov 10, 2004
	Consumers International	Consumers International International non-profit federation for organizations interested in consumer affairs.	Nov 1, 2001
	COST Action 920	COST Action 920: Foodborne Zoonosis: A Co-Ordinated Food Chain Approach European project "to better control foodborne zoonotic infections." It consists of four working groups which concentrate on isolation, identification and typing methods; new & emerging foodborne pathogens; quantitative foodchain risk assessment; and survival of zoonotic pathogens along the foodchain. (more)	Feb 8, 2005
	Meisner, Mark	Environmental Communication Network Network of individuals concerned with environmental communication issues.	Aug 31, 2001
	European Mycotoxin Awareness Network	European Mycotoxin Awareness Network Group of European organizations that work to provide scientific information and news related to mycotoxins. The website includes news, tutorials, and basic and expert fact sheets on many aspects of mycotoxins, including analytical methods, HACCP, evaluation and risk, quality assurance, sampling and legislation, and surveillance and occurrence. (more)	Oct 19, 2004
	European Union Risk Analysis Information Network	European Union Risk Analysis Information Network: EU-RAIN Project on improving food safety risk analysis. Planned activities include developing a database, focusing on catering as a data-poor area in risk assessment, developing risk management strategies based on HACCP principles, studying epidemiological methodologies and data related to the process of risk assessment, and developing risk communication strategies. (more)	Jul 1, 2003
	Federation of Animal Science Societies	Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) This organization advocates animal agriculture, including all aspects of animal production and their use for food. Member societies include the American Dairy Science Association, the American Society of Animal Science, and the Poultry Science Association. The website includes newsletters, journals, and a combined member directory. (more)	Jun 20, 2002
	Food and Agriculture Information Sharing and Analysis Center	Food and Agriculture ISAC: Information Sharing & Analysis Center Partnership of food industry associations that works towards preventing terrorist attacks on foods and limiting the effects of an attack should one occur. The website includes news releases, an Incident Reporting Protocol, links to emergency contacts, and more. (more)	Apr 27, 2005
	Food Safety Research Consortium	Food Safety Research Consortium Collaborative organization that works to reduce foodborne illness in the U.S. by improving the effectiveness of the food safety system. The website includes backgrounders summarizing their projects, information on events, and more. (more)	Mar 12, 2003
	Food Safety Training and Education Alliance	Food Safety Training and Education Alliance Collaborative organization that works to improve food safety training and education for retailers.	Jun 4, 2002
	Food Science Australia	Food Science Australia Joint venture of the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Australian Food Industry Science Centre (AFISC) that provides research, expertise, and services for the Australian food industry. The website includes information about services offered, their centres, events, publications such as Food Safety and Hygiene, Food Edge, and Food Facts, fact sheets, and more. (more)	Jun 2, 2004
	Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission	Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) Collaborative organization among the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida that works to develop and preserve fishery resources in the Gulf of Mexico. The website includes information on their programs, which include data collection on fish and shellfish populations in the Gulf. The website also includes publications, some events, and more. (more)	Aug 22, 2003
	ILSI Risk Science Institute, International Life Sciences Institute	ILSI Risk Science Institute Collaborative organization that conducts research on human and ecological risk assessment.	Aug 31, 2001
	International Life Sciences Institute	ILSI: International Life Sciences Institute Collaborative organization that promotes research and training in many aspects of public health and safety.	Aug 31, 2001
	International Food Information Council Foundation	International Food Information Council Foundation Resources on this site include on-line issues of Food Insight, and information geared to journalists interested in food-related topics. (more)	Aug 31, 2001
	International Programme on Chemical Safety	International Programme on Chemical Safety WHO website of the IPCS. Includes access to publications, notices of upcoming events, and information on chemicals assessment, chemicals in food (including safety and risk assessment), and more. (more)	Jul 5, 2004
	International Union of Food Science and Technology	International Union of Food Science and Technology Country-membership organization on food science and technology. The website provides information on the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the journals World of Food Science, Food Science and Technology/LWT, and Trends in Food Science and Technology, databases and information sources, distance education in food science and technology, and more. (more)	Jun 25, 2002
	Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference	Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference: ISSC Collaborative organization of state and federal agencies, the shellfish industry, and academia that works to promote shellfish sanitation. The website includes guidance documents, training information, laboratory information, news, meeting information, and more. (more)	Aug 21, 2003
	Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) The foundation of public and private partnerships that will provide the scientific basis for ensuring a safe, wholesome food supply as well as provide the infrastructure for contributions to national and international food safety programs. (more)	Aug 31, 2001
	Food and Drug Administration	Leveraging at FDA This site describes leveraging activities at FDA. It provides information to guide leveraging activities, as well as examples of past and present leveraging activities both at FDA and other institutions. (more)	May 1, 2003
	Lipidiet	LIPIDIET Website of a European Commission research project to study the effects of lipids in the diet on the prevention of Alzheimer's disease. (more)	Jun 16, 2003
	National Association of State Departments of Agriculture	National Association of State Departments of Agriculture: NASDA Organization made up of the executive heads of the departments of agriculture of the states (and four territories) of the U.S. The website includes a directory of members, information on each state's department of agriculture, resources, laws, and regulations, regional information, events, news, legislative information, publications, information on their projects, and more. (more)	Jul 28, 2003
	National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology	National Center for Food Safety and Technology Description of the collaboration among the U.S Food and Drug Administration, Illinois Institute of Technology and food industry members, along with descriptions of funded research. (more)	Aug 31, 2001
	National Coalition for Food Safe Schools	National Coalition for Food Safe Schools Collaborative organization that works to improve food safety in schools. The website includes links related to food safety in such areas as school food service, food handling, food temperature, food recalls, food allergies, cooperative extension, and more. (more)	Dec 30, 2002
	National Pesticide Information Center	National Pesticide Information Center: NPIC Cooperative service between Oregon State University and the EPA that provides information on many pesticide- related topics. The website includes general information on pesticides, links to toxicology, health, and product databases and statistics, links to regulatory information, and more. (more)	Aug 20, 2003
	Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce	Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce Collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries that works to provide access to information resources for the public health workforce. The website includes links to resource for accessing literature, tools and statistics, legislation, conference and meeting information, people, and other resources. (more)	Nov 5, 2003
	Partnership for Essential Nutrition	The Partnership for Essential Nutrition Group of non-profit consumer, nutrition, and public health organizations that works to promote public understanding of essential nutrition concepts. The website includes information on low-carb diets, carbohydrates, low-carb claims on foods, and the glycemic index, as well as other related resources. (more)	Jun 23, 2004
	Partnership for Healthy Weight Management	Partnership for Healthy Weight Management Collaborative organization of representatives from science, academia, the health care profession, government, commercial, and other organizations that works to promote guidance on strategies for healthy weight management. The website includes information for consumers, Voluntary Guidelines for Providers of Weight Loss Products or Services, and more. (more)	Jan 28, 2004
	Program for Biosafety Systems, International Food Policy Research Institute	Program for Biosafety Systems: A Partnership Program for Biosafety Capacity Development Program that works to support the development of national biosafety systems in developing countries. The website includes publications, news and events, training materials, and more. (more) Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2005	Sep 16, 2005
	Social Contexts and Responses to Risk	Social Contexts and Responses to Risk: SCARR Network of social scientists from 14 universities that researches perceptions of and responses to risk. The website includes information on their projects, events, papers, and more. (more)	Sep 13, 2004
	Swedish Center of Excellence and Innovation in Functional Foods, Chalmers University of Technology	Swedish Center of Excellence and Innovation in Functional Foods Industry-academia collaboration to promote research in the area of functional foods. This site provides information on their courses, conferences, publications, and more. The focus is on Sweden's universities and marketplace, but many of the issues are broadly applicable. (more)	Jun 3, 2005
	National German TSE Research Platform	TSE Forum The National German TSE Research Platform is designed to ensure systematic TSE research and effective communication with the public regarding TSE in Germany. The website includes news, information about TSEs, a listing of scientific publications, and more. (more)	Apr 9, 2003
	Center of Excellence in Microbial Modeling and Informatics, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	USDA-ARS Eastern Regional Research Center's Center of Excellence in Microbial Modeling & Informatics: CEMMI Center that works to advance the science of microbial modeling. The website includes information on current projects and links to software applications. (more)	Jul 14, 2003

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