Food Allergy Research and Resource Program

FARRP was established in 1995 as a cooperative venture between the University of Nebraska and seven founding industry charter members.  Today, FARRP has more than 50 member companies, more than one dozen staff members and several graduate students.  FARRP has two primary missions:

Mission 1
Develop and provide the food industry with credible information, expert opinions, tools, and services relating to allergenic foods.

Mission 2
Develop and provide the agricultural biotechnology industry with credible information, expert opinions, tools, and services relating to novel foods and food ingredients including genetically modified products.

FARRP takes a comprehensive approach working with and collaborating with research institutions, governmental authorities, consumer groups, and scientific societies around the globe to share our experience and knowledge to improve the safety of food products for consumers with food allergies and sensitivities.

FARRP News

	Informall Transition Pages Institute of Food Research and FARRP develop transitional web pages to the Informall database -- a source of information on allergenic foods of public health importance.
Faculty Position Opening	Food Allergy Risk Assessment Specialist Assistant Professor The University of Nebraska Department of Food Science and Technology is seeking applicants for a nine month tenure-track Food Allergy Risk Assessment Specialist faculty position. See attached pdf for additional information. Application materials must be received by March 10, 2013. Food Allergy Risk Assessment Specialist
	2010 Husker Harvest Days This was the first year that FARRP has had a booth at Husker Harvest Days. The event provided an excellent opportunity to highlight the research and extension activities that FARRP is conducting to the constituents of Nebraska and surrounding states.

*Please see the attached letter for additional information and important sample submission deadlines.