{"id":4913,"date":"2022-05-09T10:45:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T14:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?page_id=4913"},"modified":"2025-03-27T13:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:11:01","slug":"cfsst","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/aes\/cfsst\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Food Safety, Science and Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Google Tag Manager -->\n<script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':\nnew Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],\nj=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=\n'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);\n})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-TPSQ54N');<\/script>\n<!-- End Google Tag Manager -->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-default\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1105\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4932\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/05\/2010_11-14-Food-Science3-e1652106643509.jpg\" style=\"object-position:60% 85%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"60% 85%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/05\/2010_11-14-Food-Science3-e1652106643509.jpg 1890w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/05\/2010_11-14-Food-Science3-e1652106643509-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2022\/05\/2010_11-14-Food-Science3-e1652106643509-1024x599.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2020\/10\/umeslogodome.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2020\/10\/umeslogodome.png 1190w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2020\/10\/umeslogodome-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2020\/10\/umeslogodome-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2020\/10\/umeslogodome-768x579.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Center for Food Safety, Science and Technology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-center is-style-default\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-hero-main-bg-color-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Center Activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporting the Maryland seafood industry with a focus on seafood safety, including approaches to reduce Vibrio transmission in Chesapeake Bay oysters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developing and validating predictive pathogen growth models to assist regulatory agencies, risk managers and the seafood industry un designing more effective food safety systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Offering educational support to the food industry to mitigate the contamination of chicken meat by Salmonella during processing and distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fostering collaboration with the Delmarva Chicken Association to mitigate the contamination of chicken meat by Salmonella during processing and distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leading the fresh produce safety initiatives through research collaborations with USDA and FDA to generate data that is critical for underpinning the Food Safety Modernization Act at the national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conducting meat quality research on the impact of heat and oxidative stress on poultry production and meat quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evaluating the impact of bioactive phytochemicals and their antioxidant capacities in agricultural products, the benefits in animal feed, and the contributions to meat quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conducting value-added processing and developing bioactive edible films to enhance food safety and shelf life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-default\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-header-secondary-bg-color-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Core Faculty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">\n<li>Dr. Fawzy Hashem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Byungrok Min<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Caleb Nindo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">\n<li>Dr. Salina Parveen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Thomas Oscar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Catherine Liu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Janak Dhakal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color\">For additional information contact:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Caleb Nindo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Professor and Director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Food Science and Technology PhD Program <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">University of Maryland Eastern Shore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Princess Anne, MD 21853, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Phone: 410-651-7963;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-main-bg-color-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Email: cinindo@umes.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel\"><div class=\"is-cropped coblocks-gallery has-no-alignment has-caption-style-dark has-horizontal-gutter\"><div class=\"has-carousel has-carousel-lrg\" style=\"height:400px\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/Farmers-Mkt.0.jpg 350w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/Farmers-Mkt.0-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2021\/11\/TD2-Hemp-Destiny-Parker-071421-8589-2.1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2113\" data-link=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/td2-hemp-destiny-parker-071421-8589-2-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-2113\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#651d32\" class=\"tadv-color\">About the Center<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"uppercase\">Mandate:<\/span> The Center for Food Safety, Science and Technology contributes manpower training of students and outreach to communities to ensure that our foods are safe. The CFSST supports seafood, poultry and fresh produce safety on Delmarva, in the state and in the nation. Faculty have established collaborations and partnerships with state, federal and private sector organizations to leverage university resources to serve UMES stakeholders more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"uppercase\">Vision:<\/span> To be recognized as a center of excellence and a leader in the science of food by providing education, research and services that will impact students, the Delmarva region, the state, the nation and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"uppercase\">Mission:<\/span> The mission of the CFSST is to conduct research in food safety, quality and processing methods, including HACCP training; facilitate collaborations with academia, the food industry, and government entities, both domestically and internationally; and educate stakeholders on food safety issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->\n<noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/ns.html?id=GTM-TPSQ54N\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Center Mandate: The Center for Food Safety, Science and Technology contributes manpower training of students and outreach to communities to ensure that our foods are safe. 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