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Article: New Center Tackles Threats to Food Supply: Bioterrorism and Natural Dangers Fuel Farm-To-Table Research and Education. (Operations).(the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in St. Paul)(Brief Article)
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- January 1, 2002
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The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, the nation's first facility dedicated to food-safety research across the entire food spectrum, has opened at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in St. Paul.
While two other U.S. universities, Ohio State and Texas A&M, also have the necessary academic departments--agriculture, veterinary and public health--to establish such a center, Minnesota is the first to combine all the elements under one roof.
"Up until now, universities and government agencies have focused on the individual components of food safety, not the big picture," says Center Director Dr. Will Hueston. "But September 11 ...