A Focus on Agricultural Biotechnology | (PDF|180 KB)
Agricultural biotechnology is a science that includes both traditional plant breeding and genetic engineering techniques to develop, modify, or improve living organisms such as plants, animals and microorganisms.

Agricultural Biotechnology Resource List
Provides access to online resources about the science of Agricultural Biotechnology such as genetically modified crops. Resource areas include related journals, educational items, and reports.

Food Irradiation Resource List
Provides a description of pasteurization and a list of online resources about pasteurization technolgy and several fact sheets organized into food areas such as milk, eggs, and juice & cider.

A Focus on Food Irradiation | (PDF|187 KB)
Provides a detailed discussion of food irradiation, its history, and related public concerns. Also includes information on how food irradiation works and is applied to food products.

Food Preparation Resource List
Provides access to resources providing food preparation guidelines for both consumers and industry workers.

Hydrogen Peroxide as a Microbial Control Agent Resource List
Provides access to online resources concerning the use of hydrogen peroxide to eliminate pathogens from produce. Resource areas include related journals, educational items, and reports.

Pasteurization Resource List
Provides a brief overview of pasteurization and an extensive list of online resources, including educational items, listserves, and reports.

A Focus on Vacuum-Steam-Vacuum Pasteurization (PDF Only|305 KB)
Discusses the latest method being developed for surface pasteurization of solid foods. Highlights related research areas, FSRIO database projects, and online resources.

Ready-To-Eat Foods Resource List
Briefly discusses ready-to-eat foods and provides an extensive list of related online resources, such as newsletters, databases, and reports.