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Virtual Community

Below are a series of electronic communities in the area of Food safety and Risk analysis. These resources include listservs, online discussion groups, electronic newsletters, forums, twitter, blogs…

• Agriculture and Food Policy Center (AFPC), Texas A&M University
  • AFPC Mailing List
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
  • mBIO News Flash
• American Society for Nutrition
  • ASN E-Newsletters
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
  • APHA Forums
• Animal Agricultural Alliance
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
• BarfBlog
  • Blog
  • Twitter
    • @barfblog
    • @benjaminchapman
• Bill Marler - food safety advocate and attorney
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Blog
• Bites
  • Bites News
• British Nutrition Foundation (BNF)
  • BNK Newsletters
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • Consumer Center
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    • Listservs from the National Center for Health Statistics
  • Email updates on outbreak
  • Social networking websites
  • Twitter
  • Blog
  • Various CDC Subscriptions
• Consumer Reports
  • Twitter
• Consumers Union
  • Buy Safe, Eat Well Forum
• Department of Dairy and Animal Science, Pennsylvania State College
  • Chris Raimes
    • Twitter
  • Meat Laboratory
    • Blog
• Directorate General for Health and Consumers, European Commission
  • Health and Consumers Newsletter
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
  • EFSA Highlights
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 
  • Food Quality and Standards Service (AGNS)
    • Food Safety and Quality Update eNewsletter
    • e-Forum on the provision of scientific advice
    • Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture Forum
    • FAO BioTech News
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
    • Various Email Updates: Listed by branch and subject matter
  • Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
    • FDLI’s SmartBrief
  • Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA)
  • FERA News updates
• Food Safety Information Center
  • Twitter
• Foodsafety.gov
  • Twitter
  • News and Features
• Food Safety Web
  • Food Safe Discussion  Group
• German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BFR)
  • BRF Mail Subscription
• Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
  • GFSI Newsletter
• Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • GMA’s SmartBrief
• International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)
  • Facebook
  • IAFP News Lists
• International Food Information Council (IFIC)
  • Erin Mittenthal
    • Twitter
• International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
• International Food Safety and Quality Network (IFSQN)
  • IFSQN Forum
• Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
  • IFT Newsletters
• International Society for Infectious Diseases
  • Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED Mail)
• MeatingPlace
  • Daily News
  • Twitter
• Michelle Jay
  • Twitter
• Risk Assessment Information System (RAIS), University of Tennessee
  • RAIS User’s Group
• Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P)
  • Twitter
• Society for Risk Analysis
  • Risk Communication Specialty Group (RCSG)
    • RCSG Listserv
    • RISK Newsletter
• Seafood Network Information Center, University of California, Davis
  • California Sea Grant Extension Program Seafood Mailing Lists
• Toxicology Forum
  • Forum
• US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
    • ARS Email News Lists
  • Economic Research Service (ERS)
    • DatelinERS Newsletter
  • Food And Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
    • Listservs and Blogs
  • Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
    • FSIS Email Subscription Service
    • FSIS Constituent Update
  • USDA National Agriculture Library
    • Twitter
  • USDA Food Safety
    • Twitter
• US Department of Health and Human Services
  • Environmental Health and Toxicology Listserv
• US Food Safety Blog
  • Blog
• Washington Science Policy Alliance (WSPA)
  • WSPA Email Groups