ALABAMA: Auburn University’s Wang helps ensure food safety for Olympics - (Wire Eagle)
July 28, 2008 – 5:42 pmAUBURN — When more than 10,000 athletes and 22,000-plus international journalists converge on Beijing, China, in August for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, an Auburn University biosystems engineering assistant professor will have played a pivotal role in helping ensure that the foods they are served are safe.
Auburns Yifen Wang is one of 15 food safety authorities on the Beijing Olympic Food Safety Expert Committee. This international group has been working since 2005 in establishing safety standards and setting up systems for food testing and monitoring, including a mobile laboratory.
A huge amount of food will be served during 60 days, starting prior to the opening of the Olympic Village through the Olympic Games, said Wang. In addition, the Olympics will be held in summertime, a peak period for the outbreak of food borne illness, Wang said.
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