NAL's Food Safety Research Information Office (FSRIO) will provide literature search support for food safety research.
This page will get you started with suggested search terms and canned searches, links to selected databases containing food safety research publications and data sets, and information about food safety research program plans.
Select sample queries or hedges to complete a NAL SEARCH. Or try the (National Agricultural Library Thesaurus) NALT Concept Space to find relevant terms.
Food Safety Queries in NAL SEARCH
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Produce Safety and Food Safety Standards [search.nal.usda.gov]
“Produce Safety” AND (“Food safety management” OR “Food Inspection” OR “Food Hygiene” OR “Food Protection” OR “Good Manufacturing Practices” OR “Food Safety Modernization Act” OR “Produce Safety Rule” OR “Risk Assessment” OR “Preventive Controls” OR “Human Food Rule”)
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Produce Safety and Food Storage [search.nal.usda.gov]
"Produce Safety" AND ("Food Preservation" OR "Food Handling" OR "Food Packaging" OR "Smart Packaging" OR "Aseptic Packaging" OR "Antimicrobial Packaging" OR "Ambient Storage" OR "Food Technology" OR "Food Transport")
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Fresh Fruits and Vegetables AND Produce Safety [search.nal.usda.gov]
"Produce Safety" AND ("Fresh Vegetables" OR "Organic Produce" OR Berries OR Melons OR "Cruciferous Vegetables" OR "Leafy Greens" OR Grapes OR "Whole Produce" OR "Processed Produce")
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Salmonella [search.nal.usda.gov]
(Salmonella AND preharvest) AND (poultry OR turkey or chicken or cattle or pork or “on farm” or swine)
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Natural Toxins [search.nal.usda.gov]
(“Natural toxins” OR “aspergillus flavus” OR mycotoxins OR patulin OR chratoxin OR ciguatoxins OR crombrotoxins) AND (“cereal grains” OR nuts OR “apple juice”)
Selected Databases
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PubAg [nal.usda.gov]
Free to access. Included as a scope within NAL SEARCH.
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Ag Data Commons [nal.usda.gov]
Free to access. Search for USDA-funded datasets.
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PubMed [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Free to access. Available through the NIH National Library of Medicine.
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Food Safety and Technology Abstracts - FSTA (requires login)
USDA access provided through NAL DigiTop
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Scopus (requires login)
USDA access provided through NAL DigiTop
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Web of Science (requires login)
USDA access provided through NAL DigiTop
Federal Food Safety Research Plans
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USDA Science Blueprint [usda.gov; PDF, 2.6MB]
Provides a vision for USDA science initiatives until fiscal year 2025.
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USDA, ARS National Program 108: 2021-2025 Food Safety Action Plan [usda.gov]
Enhances and protects public health and agriculture through the development of technologies, strategies, and data that safeguard food from pathogens, toxins, and chemical contaminants during production, processing, and preparation.
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FDA Smarter Food Safety Blueprint [fda.gov]
Outlines goals to enhance traceability, improve predictive analytics, respond more rapidly to outbreaks, address new business models, reduce contamination of food, and foster the development of stronger food safety cultures.