A New England businessman and inventor founded Gail Borden Eagle Brand condensed milk
Lori Valigra writes about science, technology, and business for general and specialty news outlets in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, including coverage of the "farm to fork" movement and food safety. She’s been involved in several media startups, and had articles published by The Boston Globe, Reuters, Science magazine, and others. She holds an MS in science journalism from Boston University and a BS in medical writing from University of Pittsburgh. She won numerous journalism fellowships and awards, including the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lori enjoys bicycling, snowshoeing, gardening, and traveling. She lives in the western mountains of Maine. Reach her at [email protected].
Articles by Lori Valigra
5 Essential Tips for Effective Sanitation
The fundamentals for controlling risk factors associated with food contamination
Peter Durand’s Metal Can Led to a Food Safety Staple
English merchant Peter Durand got the first patent for a tin plated container in 1810
Kellogg Brothers and Post Pioneer Affordable, Nutritious Breakfast Foods
The Kellogg brothers moved the idea of dry breakfast cereals forward by pioneering the process of making flaked cereal.
Norman Ernest Borlaug Worked Tirelessly to Solve World Hunger Crisis
Nobel laureate and father of the green revolution was a food science innovator.
Philip Nelson’s Aseptic Bulk Storage Revolutionized Global Food Trade
How the “Tomato King” of Indiana changed the global food landscape.
Pioneering Consumer Advocate Gave Rise to FDA
Harvey Wiley was the father of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906
Former NASA Food Coordinator Pioneered the HACCP System
While the rest of the world focused on the space race between Russia and the United States, Paul Lachance, PhD, an Air Force Aeromedical Laboratories biologist, worried about the safety of the food astronauts were eating during a mission.
Clarence Birdseye’s Frozen Food Process Innovated an Industry
Clarence Birdseye (1886-1956) became a household name in the 1940s when his quick-freezing process—inspired by his experiences as a fur trader in northern Canada—allowed for national distribution of food and sparked a multibillion-dollar industry. He also devised a new method for dehydrating food.
Critical Clues from Clams
Samuel Cate Prescott and William Lyman Underwood made canned food safe
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