Category: Food Safety

Disaster preparedness: consider shelf-stable food safety

June 3, 2021

As you know, our official storm/hurricane season starts June 1. Have you begun to prepare? A good first step is to look in your pantry for shelf-stable foods. Of course, what IS a shelf-stable food? And, how does that relate to food safety? ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: #stormsafety, Disaster, Disaster Prep, Disaster Preparedness, Food, Food Safety, Hurricane, Pgm_FCS, Preparation, Storm, Storm Prep, StormPrep

New UF research sets stage for development of salmonella vaccine

by Samantha Murray

May 6, 2021

Worldwide, there are more than 95 million salmonella infections each year, with 1.35 million occurring in the United States. There is no effective human vaccine for this common germ. Researchers with the University of Florida have developed ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Mariola Edelmann, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, Salmonella

Providing science-based programming to schools

by Sophia Moundous

April 29, 2021

By Dr. Katherine Clements, Sophia Moundous, Sarah Davis, Lee Hayes Byron, and contributors from all program areas UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County provides many opportunities for educational programming - not only for adults in our community, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Forests, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: 4H, Club, Curriculum, Development, Enrich, Garden, Lesson, Pgm_4H, Pgm_EcoNR, Pgm_FNP, Pgm_Sustain, School, Science, STEM, Student, Sustainability, Youth

Dine-In, Take-Out, Food Truck, Hot Dog Cart, Ice-Cream Shop Keeping Food Safe

by Meg McAlpine

April 22, 2021

Did you know that food establishments, including mobile vendors, that process, pack, hold or prepare food require a trained and certified individual in food protection and safety? The skilled and certified staff member is referred to as a Certified ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: Food Safety, Ice Cream

Make FOGs part of your spring cleaning routine

by Jackie Lebouitz

March 31, 2021

Spring Cleaning Chirping birds, vibrant wildflowers, and a clear, blue sky are all reminders that spring has sprung here in Sarasota County. In addition to spending some much needed time outdoors in the beautiful weather, many of us are ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Home Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Drain, Fats, Fogs, Grease, Oils, Pgm_Water, Pipes, Sewage, Water

CALS Alumna Highlight: Ilana Korchia

by Olivia Doyle

March 31, 2021

University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumna Ilana Korchia earned a Bachelor of Science degree in food science in 2019. She currently works as a law clerk at Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, and attends Seattle ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: CALS, CALS Alumni, Cals Careers, Career Services, Food Science

COVID has Improved Food Safety

by Katherine Allen

March 29, 2021

Silver Lining One of the silver linings of COVID pandemic for me as a food safety instructor has been the increased focus on handwashing and sanitizing surfaces. I am especially thrilled about increased handwashing since the correlation between ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Foodborneillness, Foodhandling, Foodprocessing, Foodsafety, Handhygiene, Handwashing, Preventingfoodborneillness, Sanitizingsurfaces, Silverliningtocovid, Viralinfections, Viraloutbreakes, Viruses

Harvesting and Preparing Kale from the Garden

by Ralph Mitchell

March 1, 2021

Authors: Naima Ibrahim, Tiare Silvasy, Virgilia Zabala Kale (Brassica oleracea L.) is a dark-green leafy vegetable and cool season crop that’s planting season is close to an end. For anyone living in Central Florida, the timeframe for ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Gardenflorida, Healthy Eating, Kale, Ocextension, Recipe

Voices of UF/IFAS: Pamela Bradford

by Ralph Mitchell

February 25, 2021

Name: Pamela Bradford Position: Extension Agent II – Hillsborough EFNEP Supervisor Current city: Tampa Hometown: Memphis, TN Years at UF/IFAS: 12.5 Describe your role at UF/IFAS: I manage the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & Life
Tags: Black History Month, EFNEP, Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program, Voices Of UF/IFAS

February is National Canned Food Month

by Terri Keith and Barbara L. Edmonds

February 23, 2021

In 1795, Napoleon needed a better way to preserve large quantities of food for his troops during the Napoleonic Wars, so his government offered a reward of 12,000 francs for the invention of a new food preservation method. In 1809, Nicolas ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Canning, Food Preservation, Nutrition, Vegetables

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