Luke LaBorde, Ph.D.
Professor of Food Science
Expertise:
- Tracking Listeria monocytogenes in produce production, packing, and processing environments
- Food safety validation of mushroom growing, packing, and processing procedures
- Farm food safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training
- Hazards Analysis and Risk Based Preventive Controls (HACCP) training
- Technical assistance to home and commercial food processors
- Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
Contact:
- Phone: 814-863-2298
- Email: [email protected]
- Location:
- University Park
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Research (30%):
- Quality and safety of fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms
- Mushroom growing and packing food safety
- Tracking Listeria monocytogenes in produce packing houses
- Program evaluation
Extension (70%):
- Quality and safety of fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms
- Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for fresh produce and mushroom growers
- HACCP based food safety and sanitation programs for fruit, vegetable, and mushroom processors
- Technical assistance to food entrepreneurs
- Home food preservation
Publications:
Available on food science department web site
Professional Experience
2004 - present. Associate Professor. Pennsylvania State University Department of Food Science. University Park, Pennsylvania
1998 - 2004. Assistant Professor. Pennsylvania State University Department of Food Science. University Park, Pennsylvania
1996 - 1998. Research Chemist. Canandaigua Wine Company, Madera, California. Basic and applied research directed towards the development of new products and processes from grape juice and grape by-products.
1993 - 1996. Research Associate. Department of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Laboratory methods and process development aimed at improving the quality of processed vegetables.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Food Science, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Food Science, M.S.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Botany, B.S.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Food Science, M.S.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Botany, B.S.