Center for Animal Health and Food Safety

College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Minnesota

136 Andrew Boss Laboratory
1354 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 612-625-8709
Fax: 612-624-4906
Email: cahfs@umn.edu
Contact: William D. Hueston, DVM, MS, Ph.D., Director

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Bioscience Field

Animal/food surveillance services
Basic and applied research
Education

Mission

The Center contributes to the safety and security of the global food system and significantly strengthens Minnesota's ability to anticipate and respond to emerging issues and imminent threats from animal and foodborne diseases.

Programs and Services

The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety plays a leadership role in assuring food safety from the farm to the consumer. It does this regionally and nationally through:

Aggressive risk communication
Applied research
Integrated animal and public health surveillance
Expanded educational programs
Facilitation of creative prevention and quality assurance strategies involving producers, processors, distributors, retailers, food service and consumers.

The Center focuses its attention on five critical areas:

Risk Communication
Preventive Medicine and Quality Assurance
Basic and Applied Research
Integrated Surveillance
Graduate and Professional Education