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Ohio State Food Safety Info Line

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Email or call us at Ohio State’s Food Safety Info Line — The food safety experts at Ohio State University will help you find what you need.

Phone: (800) 752-2751 (toll-free in Ohio), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

Email: foodsafety@osu.edu

Food Safety Faculty and Staff

Lydia Medeiros, Ph.D., R.D.

  • Phone: (614) 292-2699
  • Fax: (614) 292-8880
  • Email: medeiros.1@osu.edu
  • Address:
    Department of Human Nutrition
    The Ohio State University
    313 Campbell Hall
    1787 Neil Ave
    Columbus, Ohio 43210-1295

Jeffrey T. LeJune, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVM

  • Phone: (330) 263-3739
  • Fax: (330) 263-3677
  • Email: lejeune.3@osu.edu
  • Address:
    Food Animal Health Research Program
    Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
    1680 Madison Ave
    Wooster Ohio 44691

Robert L. Scharff, Ph.D, J.D.

  • Phone: (614) 292-4549
  • Fax: (614) 688-8133
  • Email: scharff.8@osu.edu
  • Address:
    Department of Consumer Sciences
    The Ohio State University
    265E Campbell Hall
    1787 Neil Avenue
    Columbus, Ohio 43210

Ken Lee, Ph.D.

  • Phone: (614) 292-6281
  • Fax: (614) 292-0218
  • Email: lee.133@osu.edu
  • Web: Faculty profile
  • Address:
    Department of Food Science and Technology
    110H Parker Food Science and Technology Bld.
    The Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio 43210

Valente B. Alvarez, Ph.D.

  • Phone: (614) 688-4961
  • Fax: (614) 688-5459
  • Email: alvarez.23@osu.edu
  • Web: Faculty profile
  • Address:
    Food Industries Center
    Parker Food Science and Technology
    The Ohio State University
    2015 Fyffe Road
    Columbus, Ohio 43210-1007

Janet Buffer, MS, R.D.

  • Phone: (614) 247-8388
  • Fax: (614) 292-8880
  • Email: buffer.3@osu.edu
  • Address:
    Department of Human Nutrition
    315B Campbell Hall
    1787 Neil Ave.
    Columbus, Ohio 43210-1295

Julie Kennel, PhD, RD, CSSD, LD

Stephanie Smith, Ph.D.