Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (Jifsan)

jifsan is the foundation of public and private partnerships that provides the scientific basis for ensuring a safe, wholesome food supply as well as provide the infrastructure for contributions to national food safety programs and international food standards. the joint institute for food safety and applied nutrition (jifsan) was established between the united states food and drug administration (fda) and the university of maryland (um) in april 1996. jifsan is a jointly administered, multidisciplinary research, education and outreach program. jifsan fosters the missions of fda and the university through the creation of partnerships to increase the quantity and quality of research, which will provide the basis for sound public health policy. it promotes food safety and human nutrition and animal health and production through an integrated academic and regulatory science program. this includes multidisciplinary research, outreach and educational programs, and policy studies. the partici