Discussing food safety with colleagues, but please not over lunch
Release Date: 11/05/2021
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info_outlineLike most things in public health science, food safety is complicated. The nuance can be difficult for non-scientists to understand and difficult for scientists to communicate. On this episode of Lab Culture, Shari Shea, APHL’s director of food safety, discusses some of what makes food safety fascinating and complex along with guests Ben Chapman, Associate Professor and Extension Food Safety Specialist at North Carolina State University, and Don Schaffner, Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist in Food Science and Professor at Rutgers University.
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“APHL: Historic Investments Will Strengthen Public Health Laboratory Workforce”
Lab Culture Ep. 22: Life as a public health lab scientist testing for COVID-19
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