Safe Food

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Food at Pike place
Investigating food systems, food safety and food policy

Our faculty and students in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences explore how to safeguard the environment while improving the health and safety of workers in the food and agricultural industries, the people who depend on these resources and the animals used for livestock production. 

We investigate the links between food systems, food policy, diet and health outcomes. We guide students to understand, identify and manage the risks associated with our food supply. 

Research spotlight

Sarah Collier, Jennifer Otten and Marie Spiker stand together on the UW campus.

Transforming food systems in the classroom

Food Systems faculty receive Distinguished Teaching Award for collaborative team teaching

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A bee pollinates a spiky flower.

Fewer insects, fewer nutritious crops

Pollinator decline puts our health at risk, according to new research from DEOHS and collaborators

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Angelina Durbin stands in front of the window of the UW Food Pantry. She is holding a cardboard box reading "No Husky Goes Hungry" with an image of a husky dog.

Sustaining food systems at the UW and beyond

DEOHS undergrad Angelina Durbin named to the Husky 100 for creative food recovery efforts on campus

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