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FDA's FOOD SAFETY VIDEO WINS EMMY AWARD

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-Atlantic Region awarded an Emmy to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) and the National Science Teachers Association's (NSTA) video "Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety." This video, which competed in the category "Outstanding Children's Program/One-time Only Special," is one component of the supplementary food science curriculum "Science and Our Food Supply" developed by FDA and NSTA.

"Receiving the Emmy for 'Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety' demonstrates that science programs can be creative and entertaining while at the same time providing valuable information to students," said Joseph A. Levitt, director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

The video features a savvy food scientist, Dr. X, and a student who introduces and reinforces the science concepts of food safety from the farm to the table. Dr. X explores behind-the-scenes research in laboratories and the latest food safety technologies that affect the foods we eat. Students learn how microbes live, grow and spread, and they meet real-life scientists working in a variety of food science careers.

The "Science and Our Food Supply" educational kit that includes the Emmy-award winning video is available free of charge to middle and high school teachers through the NSTA web site at www.nsta.org/professionalinfo. Requests can also be mailed to NSTA, Science and Our Food Supply, 1840 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201-3000 or faxed to 703-522-5413.

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