News release: “Food Safety Research Consortium (FSRC) researchers today released a new report that calls for sweeping changes in the way food safety information is collected and shared. The report, Harnessing Knowledge to Ensure Food Safety: Opportunities to Improve the Nation’s Food Safety Information Infrastructure, was written by Michael Taylor (The George Washington University) and Michael Batz (University of Florida) with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Based on dialogue with the food safety community, the report calls for broader collaboration in the collection and sharing of information that can be used to prevent foodborne illness. Taylor and Batz identify a number of constraints on information sharing under the status quo and make the case for a new national policy and program to drive change in current practices. They detail a number of other specific recommendations aimed at improving the food safety information infrastructure.”