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Workshop: Introduction to Florida Food Entrepreneurship


April 4, 2017

IF COOKING IS WHAT YOU LOVE, WHY NOT DO WHAT YOU LOVE? With growing interest in fresh local food, more people are starting their own small-scale food business, and the number of small food businesses in Florida is expected to continuously increase. ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Events, Food Entrepreneurship, Soo Ahn, Workshops
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Upcoming Workshop: Best Practices at Farmers’ Markets – Improving Food Safety and Market Growth


March 30, 2017

Event Organizer Dr. Soo Ahn, the organizer of this workshop, is Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, FL. She received her Ph.D. in Food Science ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Safety, Food Science & Human Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Events, Extension, Farmers Market, Food Safety, Soo Ahn, Workshops
Bobbi Langkamp-Henken

Probiotic combination may curb your allergy symptoms, new study finds


March 6, 2017

By: Brad Buck (UF News) As we head into allergy season, you may feel less likely to grab a hanky and sneeze. That’s because new University of Florida research shows a probiotic combination might help reduce hay fever symptoms, if it’s ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition
Tags: Allergies, Allergy, Bifidobacteria, Bobbi Langkamp-Henken, Experiment, Henken, Immune System, Jennifer Dennis, Kyo-Dophilus, Lactobacilli, Nutrition, Probiotics, Research, Study
James Collins, Ph.D.

Dr. James Collins Wins Grant to Try to Manipulate Iron Absorption in at-Risk People


September 15, 2016

Newswise — GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- People with too much iron in their bodies can develop serious illnesses. So University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher James Collins plans to use a $2.5 million grant to begin ... READ MORE

Category: Food Science & Human Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Absortion, Grant, Hemochromatosis, Illnesses, Iron, Iron-overload, James Collins, Transporter