ISR-affiliated Professor Benjamin Kedem (Math) is a co-investigator on a four-year, $5.4 million U.S. Department of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant for "Developing Scientifically-Based Consensus Food Safety Metrics for Leafy Greens and Tomatoes." The principal investigator is Professor Robert L. Buchanan, director of the University of Maryland’s Center for Food Safety and Security Systems (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources).