THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION FOR FOOD SAFETY DATABASE

The BIOTECHNOLOGY INFORMATION FOR FOOD SAFETY Database is a project of the National Center for Food Safety and Technology.

The BIFS Database contains information on:

FOODBORNE PATHOGENS

A WWW Virtual Library Page on Food Safety.

Probes and Primers for the detection and identification of foodborne pathogens.

Publications on the application of molecular genetics to the identification and characterization of foodborne pathogens.

Riboprint technology for the identification of foodborne pathogens.

FOOD ALLERGY

Sequence information on food and non-food allergen proteins.

A WWW Virtual Library Page on Food Allergy.

LINKS TO OTHER RESOURCES

The FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) homepage.

The CFSAN "Bad Bug Book" - the latest information on the biology of foodborne pathogens.

The National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST).

The NCFST Food Biotechnology Program.



For further information please contact sgendel@charlie.cns.iit.edu