In the US, the co-operating scientists will primarily be from a new Food Safety and Rapid Response Network, (FSRRN). FSRRN will work to address major pre-harvest production issues that impact on food safety in the US and will provide a response team able to conduct focussed research aimed at the control of major episodes of food-related illness. The network comprises a multi-institutional and multidisciplinary team of over 50 food safety experts from 18 colleges and universities in the US and Canada, which will investigate several of the most prevalent food-related pathogens. FSRRN is funded by the USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) under the leadership of Dr Jay Levine. Dr Mary Torrence, the National program Leader for Food Safety at CSREES, is the US contact point between the two networks. In addition, further US expertise on foodborne zoonoses will be available in collaboration with the USDA under the leadership of Dr J Lindsay.

FSRRN - Food Safety and Rapid Response Network 
CSREES - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
 

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