These are some of the links to web sites with information on food microbiology and mycology American Society for Microbiology http://www.asm.org/ Australian Society for Microbiology http://www.theasm.com.au/ Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) http://www.fems-microbiology.org/ Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures http://www.cbs.knaw.nl International Commission on Food Mycology (ICFM) http://www.foodmycology.org International Union of Microbiological Societies http://www.iums.org/ These links offer information on food safety: American Association of Cereal Chemists http://www.aaccnet.org/ American Cheese Institute http://www.cheesesociety.org/ American Dairy Science Association http://www.adsa.org/ American Institute of Baking http://www.aibonline.org/ American Meat Institute http://www.meatami.org/ Association of Dressing and Sauces http://www.dressings-sauces.org/ CSIRO Division of Food Science and Technology Information Services, Australia http://www.dfst.csiro.au/consumer.htm Fight BAC!™ Partnership for Food Safety Education http://www.fightbac.org Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN http://www.fao.org/ Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/ FDA - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html FDA - Food Safety Information http://www.foodsafety.gov/ FDA/HACCP http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/bghaccp.html Food and Nutrition Information Center http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic Food Institute http://www.foodinstitute.com/ Food Safety and Inspection Service http://www.usda.gov/agency/fsis/homepage.htm Food Science and Technology Abstracts http://www.foodsciencecentral.com/ Institute of Food Science and Technology http://www.easynet.co.uk/ifst/ Institute of Food Technologists http://www.ift.org/ International Association for Food Protection http://www.foodprotection.org/ International Bottled Water  Association http://www.bottledwater.org/  International Dairy Foods Association http://www.idfa.org/ National Association of Fruits, Flavors and Syrups http://www.naffs.org/ National Confectioners Association http://www.candyusa.org/ National Fisheries Institute http://www.nfi.org/ National Food Processors Association http://www.nfpa-food.org/ National Restaurant Association http://www.restaurant.org/ National Soft Drink Association http://www.nsda.org/ Sugar Association http://www.sugar.org/ U.S. Poultry and Egg Association http://www.poultryegg.org/ U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) http://www.usda.gov/ USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/foodborn.htm