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A Mississippi State University food scientist's study of a potentially fatal food-borne illness continues to receive national attention.
Douglas L. Marshall was among six recognized authorities in food science and technology selected by the United States Department of Agriculture to lead a recent national teleconference.
Marshall's area of specialization is listeria, a bacterium sometimes found in ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. During the program, he discussed the causes of listeria outbreaks and measures available to prevent them.
Broadcast from USDA's Washington, D.C., studios, the interactive presentation was delivered to more than 160 sites around the country.
A food microbiology and public health researcher, Marshall has conducted investigations while at MSU on ways to improve the quality and safety of foods, including developing rapid methods for quality and safety evaluations. For achievements in this field, he is among 100 scientists included on the World Health Organization's food and agriculture roster of experts.
His teleconference remarks may be read at http://www.msstate.edu/dept/fst/Homepage/marshall.html.