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Sometimes the processing that makes food safe can compromise flavor and nutrients, but food scientist Jennifer Acuff is looking for a way to make food safe and minimize loss of quality. Food processors often use heat for pasteurization or sterilization to make food products safe by killing pathogens…

Sinking Mississippi River levels in recent years have caused grain shipping disruptions, prompting farmers to pursue on-farm grain bins to preserve quality and market potential. “Storage is becoming a critical thing,” said Griffiths Atungulu, director of the Rice Processing Program for the UADA…

Federal regulations say growers and packers must keep their produce packing areas clean and sanitary but don’t offer specific guidelines on how to do it. That’s where Arkansas food science professor Kristen Gibson comes in. The Center for Produce Safety has awarded Gibson a $206,108 grant…