{"id":176,"date":"2019-12-17T04:10:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T04:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/kovaceviclab\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2022-05-19T23:01:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T23:01:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/kovaceviclab\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/kovaceviclab\/\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/kovaceviclab\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/kovaceviclab\/research-projects\/\">Research Projects<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/kovaceviclab\/news\">News &amp; Accomplishments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright is-style-default has-border-color has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\" style=\"border-color:#d73f09\"><blockquote><p><span><span><b style=\"font-style: italic\">Helping food industry <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 600\"><i>address food safety risks and meet FSMA requirements.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Located at the Food Innovation Center (FIC) Agricultural Experiment Station in Portland, Kovacevic Food Safety Outreach &amp; Research Program (FSORP) assists Oregon and the Pacific Northwest\u2019s food production and processing industries in addressing Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 9\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 9\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Housed within the program are several outreach, extension and research initiatives supporting regional and national food safety efforts, with special emphasis on prevention and control of&nbsp;<em>Listeria&nbsp;<\/em>contamination.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Dr. Jovana Kovacevic, the Kovacevic Food Safety Outreach &amp; Research Program includes:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fic.oregonstate.edu\/fic\/food-safety\">Food Innovation Center (FIC) Food Safety Program<\/a><\/li><li><em>Listeria <\/em>Hub to Enhance Learning, Prevention and Research (<em>Listeria <\/em>HELPR)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fic.oregonstate.edu\/fic\/food-safety\/outreach-training\">FSMA-related education and outreach<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/agsci.oregonstate.edu\/wrcefs\">Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety<\/a><\/li><li>OSU Extension Topics on <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/food\/farm-food-safety\">Farm Food Safety<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/food\/processing\">Commercial Food Processing<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_9574-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_9574-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_9574-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_9574-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_9574-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/IMG_9574-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fic.oregonstate.edu\/fic\/food-safety\/outreach-training\">Food Safety Trainings and Outreach<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer education and training assistance to food growers and processors, ranging from the beginner to advanced levels. Together with our partners at the Oregon State University campus and the Oregon Department of Agriculture, we offer programs that provide basic training in food safety, good manufacturing practices (GMPs), environmental monitoring programs, and advanced trainings needed to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/WRC-EFS-Version-2.2-transparent-bkrnd-smaller.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-352 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/WRC-EFS-Version-2.2-transparent-bkrnd-smaller.png 640w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/WRC-EFS-Version-2.2-transparent-bkrnd-smaller-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/WRC-EFS-Version-2.2-transparent-bkrnd-smaller-400x182.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agsci.oregonstate.edu\/wrcefs\">Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety is one of four U.S. regional centers created in 2015 to support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)-related education, training, extension and outreach efforts. This partnership, led by Oregon State University, encompasses 13 Western states and territories of American Samoa and Guam.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/Listeria-HELPR_logo_C_transp-medium-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-346 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/Listeria-HELPR_logo_C_transp-medium-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/Listeria-HELPR_logo_C_transp-medium-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/Listeria-HELPR_logo_C_transp-medium-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/Listeria-HELPR_logo_C_transp-medium-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/Listeria-HELPR_logo_C_transp-medium-1250x1250.png 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/Listeria-HELPR_logo_C_transp-medium-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/Listeria-HELPR_logo_C_transp-medium-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2021\/03\/Listeria-HELPR_logo_C_transp-medium.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><em>Listeria <\/em>              HELPR <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Page under development. Check back soon!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote align middle has-background has-very-dark-gray-background-color is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/kovaceviclab\/people\/\">Who we are<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-132\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/Stone_0127LK_1-copy-1024x684.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/Stone_0127LK_1-copy-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/Stone_0127LK_1-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/Stone_0127LK_1-copy-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/Stone_0127LK_1-copy-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3604\/files\/2019\/12\/Stone_0127LK_1-copy.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helping food industry address food safety risks and meet FSMA requirements. 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