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Egg-cellent Celebrations: Safeguarding Springtime Traditions with Egg Safety Tips

by Melanie ThomasAvatar photo
March 28, 2024

Springtime brings warmer weather and festive occasions like Easter, Passover, and graduations. And what's a spring celebration without eggs? From cooking all the traditional recipes to preparing for the annual egg hunt, it's important to handle ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Easter Eggs, Egg Safety, Food Safety, Foodbourne Illness, Healthy Holiday, Salmonella

Salmonella: Its Dual Role in Disease and Therapeutic Innovation as a Drug Delivery System and Vaccine Vector

by Mariola J Ferraro, Ph.D.
January 9, 2024

Salmonella, a gram-negative bacterium notorious for causing foodborne illnesses, gained global attention in 1885 when Daniel Salmon's laboratory first identified it as a pathogen. Today, it stands as a significant public health threat, annually ... READ MORE

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Tags: Department Of Microbiology And Cell Science, Mariola Edelmann, Microbiology, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microbiology Online, Microcell, Salmonella
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UF researchers use novel method to vaccinate against salmonella in mice

by Samantha MurrayAvatar photo
November 16, 2022

• There is no FDA-approved human vaccine for nontyphoidal salmonella, the kind of salmonella spread through contaminated food and water that causes gastrointestinal illness. • UF researchers are exploring a novel method of vaccinating against ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Lisa Emerson, Mariola Edelmann, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, News, Salmonella

Cut the Risk From Your Cutting Boards

by Brenda Marty-JimenezAvatar photo
January 28, 2022

The use of cutting boards during meal prep is a common practice when engaging in culinary techniques like cutting, slicing, dicing, and chopping. Cutting board options nowadays range from wood to nonporous surfaces such as plastic, glass, marble, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
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New UF research sets stage for development of salmonella vaccine

by Samantha MurrayAvatar photo
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
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Graduate Student Feature: Amy Jones, Food Science

by Jessie ErwinAvatar photo
April 5, 2021

Greetings to Amy Jones, a graduate student in the Ph.D. in Food Science program and a wonderful addition to the Discover FSHN Series! Amy is a student of Dr. Keith Schneider, and her research focuses on food safety. Read on to learn about her ... READ MORE

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Food Safety Tip: Do Not Wash Raw Chicken

by Brenda Marty-JimenezAvatar photo
January 21, 2021

If you have seen it written in any cookbook or have read materials out there telling you to wash raw chicken, it is a dangerous practice and it is the wrong thing to do, according to the latest research. FOOD SAFETY When teaching food safety ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
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