Food & Nutrition

Materials science company 3M has joined the Alliance for Advanced Food Sanitation, launched last year by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

British environmental writer and science advocate Mark Lynas will speak at the next Heuermann Lecture on Oct. 10.

The Choose Healthy Here - Healthy Food Retail Program in Dodge, Saunders, and Washington counties in Nebraska has been recognized in theHealthyCommunity50 Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge to receive a $10,000 community seed award.

The Nebraska Food for Health Center, a more than $40 million initiative to improve the lives of people around the world, was launched Sept. 16 at the University of Nebraska.

Angela Anandappa, has been named the founding director of the Alliance for Advanced Food Sanitation.

Nebraska 4-H was one of seven states across the nation that recently participated in the 4-H Food Smart Families program sponsored by the National 4-H Council and the ConAgra Foods Foundation.

A new workshop offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Food Processing Center will focus on the science of beer production.

Food manufacturing owners, production supervisors, quality assurance managers and other food safety professionals are encouraged to attend the Preventative Controls for Human Food Course June 14-16. The course will be at the Holiday Inn Downtown, 141 N. Ninth St. in Lincoln.