Improved sanitation standards for the handling of milk and milk products

Pennington educated farmers on the handling of raw milk in order to improve the safety of ice cream sold at local schools. In the same year, she accepted a position with the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania as director of their clinical laboratory. She also served as a research worker in the department of hygiene at the University of Pennsylvania from 1898 to 1901, and was a bacteriologist with the Philadelphia Bureau of Health. In her position with the Bureau of Health, she was instrumental in improving sanitation standards for the handling of milk and milk products.

Category:
Food Sciences

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
1996171;2013896;1868542;1625090

Co-Inventor:
Arthur W. Thomas; Alex Brookings Davis