Enhancing the safety of the food supply
The Food Research Institute (FRI), in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison operates its own laboratories and administers its own research and service programs. Our mission is to catalyze multidisciplinary and collaborative research on microbial foodborne pathogens and toxins and to provide training, outreach, and service to enhance the safety of the food supply. FRI is a leader in identifying and resolving food safety issues to meet community, government, and industry needs.
To fulfill this mission FRI engages in the following food safety activities:
- Conducts fundamental and applied research.
- Provides accurate and useful information and expertise.
- Delivers quality education and training.
- Provides leadership in identifying and resolving food safety issues to meet community, government, and industry needs.
❝ The founders of the Food Research Institute visualized an independent, academically based organization of high technical competence to whom industry could turn for unbiased information on questions of food safety.
—E. M. Foster, FRI Director, 1966-1986
FRI Events & News
Starships: A new framework for fungal biology and evolution - Understanding the origins and outcomes of fungal interactions that threaten plant and human health
FRI Better Process Cheese School
FRI graduate fellowship presentations
Applied Food Safety Laboratory
FRI has long been a leader in identifying food safety issues and providing reliable data and judgment for science-based decision-making by academia, industry and regulators to ensure a safe food supply for the public. To support this mission, the FRI Applied Food Microbiology and Safety Laboratory conducts practical research and testing of food formulations.
For information about sponsored projects, proposals and budgets, or to schedule a project, contact Kristin Schill at (608) 264-1368 or kristin.schill@wisc.edu.
Visiting FRI
Visitor parking is available within easy walking distance of the Microbial Sciences Building. These are gated ramps: visitors get a ticket upon entry and pay by credit card on exit. UW-Madison parking/transporation shows rates and explanations. Visitor Parking Availability provides real-time vacant stalls info and a map to the location of the ramp.
Parking ramps close Microbial Sciences:- Lot 36 Observatory Dr
- Lot 20 University Ave
- Lot 27 Nancy Nicholas Hall
- Lot 17 Engineering Dr
Get in Touch
Adam Borger
Phone: (608) 263-7062
E-mail: acborger@wisc.edu
Kristin Schill
Phone: (608) 264-1368
E-mail: kristin.schill@wisc.edu
Lindsey Jahn
Phone: (608) 263-4229
E-mail: lindsey.jahn@wisc.edu