Food Protection Lab Students Present at National Conferences

Congratulations to the following Food Protection Lab students for their presentations at national scientific conferences:

Vanna Kizirian, Undergraduate Student Majoring in Chemistry – American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting in San Diego, CA

Amanda Tabb, Undergraduate Student Majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – Pacific Fisheries Technologists Annual Meeting in Portland, OR (3rd place in poster competition) and American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA

Courtney Kitch, M.S. Thesis Student – Pacific Fisheries Technologists (PFT) Annual Meeting in Portland, OR

Grace Marquis, M.S. Thesis Student – Pacific Fisheries Technologists Annual Meeting in Portland, OR

Amanda, Grace and Courtney at PFT 2022

 

 

 

April Peterson wins Student Poster Competition at Pacific Fisheries Technologists Conference 2020

Congratulations to April (Peterson) Shaw (MS Food Science ’20) for winning first place in the Student Poster Competition at the 2020 Pacific Fisheries Technologists Conference! April is a graduate student in the Food Protection Lab.  She presented her research on labeling compliance and species authentication of frozen fish fillets.  The conference was held March 1-4 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach.

Food Fraud 101: Whats on your Plate Event Recap

Imagine you go to the grocery store and you buy an item, yet you may actually not be buying that product at all? This is a real life scenario that can happen with a variety of specific foods sold at your local grocery store. At the Orange Public Library, Dr. Rosalee Hellberg and college volunteers educated teens and tweens about the real life scenarios that happen in relation to food fraud. Dr.Hellberg introduced the topic of food fraud with seafood, in which filets of two different fish were displayed with similar morphological traits, yet were actually significantly different in price! Students were then advised on other foods commonly adulterated, including milk, juice, olive oil, and honey. Overall, this event was a great success and we look forward to a continued partnership with the Orange Public Library STEAM Teens and Tweens Program!