Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Director of the National Center for Food Protection and Defense
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
Address: 144 VetSc
Phone: (612) 624-2164
Fax: (612) 624-3229
fbusta@umn.edu

• Food Safety
• Food Microbiology
• Food Defense

Kennedy, S.P. and F.F. Busta.  2007.  Biosecurity:  Food Protection and Defense.  Chapter 5.  In Food Microbiology:  Fundamentals and Frontiers,  Third Edition.  M.P. Doyle and L.R. Beuchat (ed.).  ASM Press Chapter 5 pp.  87-102

Steve L. Taylor, Susan L. Hefle, Kevin Farnum, Steven W. Rizk, Jupiter Yeung, Michael E. Barnett, Francis Busta, Sarah Davis, Rosetta Newsome, Fred R. Shank, and Cory M. Bryant.  2007.  Survey and Evaluation of PreFALCPA Labeling Practices Used by Food Manufacturers to Address Allergen Concerns.  Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (Web Journal), Volume 6, Issue 2: 36-46.  doi:  10.1111/j.1541-4337.2007.00016.x

Kinsey, J.D., T.F. Stinson, D.J. Degeneffe, K. Ghosh, & F.F. Busta.  2006.  Consumers Response to a New Food Safety Issue:  Food Terrorism.  Proceedings IUFoST XIIIth Congress of Food Science and Technology:  Food is Life – 9/17-21/2006, Nantes, France (DOI:10.105I/IUFost 20060666)  pp.  1213-1226.

Busta, F.F.  2003.  Senior Science Advisor and Chair of Scientific and Technical Panel.  Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods (PHF) – A Report of the Institute of Food Technologists for the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department.  Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science & Food Safety.  (Web journal).  Vol. 2 Supplement #2, 109 pp.

Busta,F.F., T.V.Suslow, M.E.Parish, L.R.Baeuchat, J.N.Farber, E.H.Garrett, & L.J.Harris. 2003. The Use of Indicators and Surrogate Microorganisms for the Evaluation of Pathogens in Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce. Chapter VII in Analysis and Evaluation of Preventive Control Measures for the Control and Reduction/Elimination of Microbial Hazards on Fresh and Fresh-cut Produce: A Report of the Institute of Food Technologists for the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science & Food Safety. (Web journal). Vol. 2 Supplement #1. Pp. 179-185.

Varcoe,J.J., G.Krejcarek , F.F.Busta, and L.J.Brady. 2003. Prophylactic feeding of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM® to mice attenuates overt colonic hyperplasia. J. Food Prot. 66: 457-465.

Sui,J., S.Leighton, F.F.Busta, and L.J.Brady. 2002. 16s ribosomal DNA analysis of the faecal lactobacilli composition of human subjects consuming a probiotic strain Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM®. J. Appl. Microbiol. 93:907-912.

Varcoe,J.J., C.D. Zook, J. Sui, S.Leighton, F.F.Busta and L.J.Brady. 2002. Variable response to exogenous Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM® consumed in different delivery vehicles. J. Appl. Microbiol. 93:900-90 6.

Beuchat, L.R., J.M.Farber, E.H.Garrett, L.J.Harris, M.E.Parish, T.V. Suslow, and F.F.Busta. 2001. Standarization of a method to determine the efficacy of sanitizers in inactivating human pathogenic microorganisms on raw fruits and vegetables. J. Food Prot. 64:1079-1084.

Zook,C.D., L.J.Brady, and F.F.Busta. 2001. Peroxidative stress adaptation and thermal cross-resistance in Escherichia coli O157:H7 933 subjected to sublethal doses of peroxyacetic acid sanitizer. J. Food Prot. 64: 767-769.

Heldman,D.R. and F.F.Busta. 2000. Kinetics of microbial inactivation for alternative food processing technologies –Research needs. J. Food Sci. 65: 98S-99S.

• 1960 to present Institute of Food Technologists,
• 1995-96 President
• 1998-present Food Safety, Processing, & Human Health Contract; USDHHS-FDA with IFT
• 2001-2004 Codex Alimentarius Committee [Global Regulations & Policies] of IFT
• 2002-2005 FDA Cooperative Agreement with IFT: Development and Implementation of a Risk Ranking Framework (Panel Chair)
• 2003-2009 International Union of Food Science & Technology - Science Council
• 2002-2005 USDHHS - Food and Drug Administration Food Advisory Committee

• FDA Commissioner's Special Citation for NCFPD Leadership 2007
• Calvert L. Willey Distinguished Service Award from IFT, 2003
• FDA-CFSAN Director’s Special Citation for Food Security Threat Assessments, 2003
• Distinguished Service Award from Food Microbiology Division of IFT, 2003
• Legacy Award from the College of Human Ecology, University of Minnesota, 2002
• Chair’s Award for service from Minnesota Section of IFT, 2002.
• Fellow of Institute of Food Science and Technology (UK) 1999
• Fellow of International Academy of Food Science and Technology 1998
• Fellow of AAAS 1996
• Fellow of IFT 1982
• Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology 1979