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Clemson University
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Ayush Kumar

Mobile Food Safety Program Associate
Food Systems and Safety Program Team

Office: Regulatory Services Building, Pendleton, SC
Phone: 989-942-0236

Email: akumar5@clemson.edu

 

Educational Background

MS Food & Hospitality Systems
University of Missouri - Columbia 2026

B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University 2024

Research Interests

Low-moisture Food Products, Thermal Processing, Food Regulation, Food Safety & Microbiology

Publications

• Ramesh, D., Singh, A., Kumar, A., & Channaiah, L. H. (2026). A review of common chemical sanitizing agents used in the food industry to control microbial hazards: current status and emerging technologies. Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene.
• Singh, A., Kumar, A., Ramesh, D., & Channaiah, L. H. (2026). Validation of high milk protein chocolate chip cookie baking process and thermal death inactivation parameters of a 4-serovar Salmonella cocktail. Journal of Food Protection.
• Agrawal, S., Singh, A., Gawande, V., Bhanuvally, M., Mubeen, Gourkhede, P. H., & Kumar, A. (2023). Salt stress tolerance in medicinal and aromatic plants: a review. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change.

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