Center for Low-Moisture Food Safety

06/26/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Yaohua (Betty) Feng on receiving the 2026 Journal of Food Protection's John N. Sofos Most Cited Research Publication Award! https://buff.ly/nhvCuc3

06/04/2026

At home treatments for flour continue to claim they reduce pathogens in raw flour. A recent study by our team evaluated home treatments and discovered that they are ineffective compaired to industrial targets. Read more here:

Public awareness of the risks of raw flour consumption has increased in recent years. Consumers and various organizations have created online resource…

03/20/2025

We had a busy 2024! Presenting 20 posters and 5 technical presentations related to our low-moisture projects at the 2024 International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting.

03/14/2025

Who loves Pi? We do! Happy International Pi Day!

03/07/2025

over the last year we've had 6 students complete their theses/dissertations! Since the beginning of the project, we've had 17 complete their theses/dissertations to date. Congrats to all of our students!

02/03/2025

Fruit drying is a common practice, and members of our team looked at the effects of humidity on microbial inactivation during fruit drying. https://buff.ly/3CnsBf4

11/26/2024

Holiday party season is upon us! Keep your friends and family safe this holiday season by making sure your buffets and potlucks are set up to keep your hot foods hot and cold foods cold.

Entertaining is one of the mainstays of the holiday season — and helps commemorate milestone events throughout the year, too. With proper preparation, you can be creative and tempt your party guests with an array of fun platters while still keeping food safety in mind!

11/14/2024

Team members Yaohua "Betty" Feng and Linda J. Harris have collaborated on many research projects. This article highlights three articles highlighting consumer knowledge gaps in safe preparation methods.

Many consumers know the food safety risks of dairy products, eggs and raw meat. But they are less likely to understand the risks associated with dry goods, including tree nuts such as almonds, cashews, walnuts and pistachios, said Yaohua “Betty” Feng, associate professor of food science at Purdu...

10/31/2024

TreeHouse Foods announced a voluntary recall of frozen waffles and pancakes for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Read more here:

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) is expanding its voluntary recall to include all products manufactured at one facility and still within their shelf-life. The recall is expanded to include frozen toaster waffle, Belgian waffle and pancake products, due to the potential to be contaminated with List

10/09/2024

Who are we? The Center for Low Moisture Food Safety is a collaborative group of researchers and educators working to holistically look at reducing foodborne illness in low-moisture foods.