Category: Food Safety

Preserving Summer’s Bounty Safely: Tips on Canning and Freezing Summer Fruits and Vegetables

by Elizabeth Shephard
August 5, 2024

Summer is a beautiful time filled with sunshine, fun, and bountiful harvests of delicious fruits and veggies. But what if you could enjoy the flavors of summer even when the season is over? That's where canning, and freezing come in! But before ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Canning, Food, Food Safety, Freezing, Fruits, Nutrition, Preserving, Vegetables

The Danger Zone: How Food Becomes Unsafe

by Maria Portelos-Rometo
July 29, 2024

Have you ever heard of the "Temperature Danger Zone"? If you're like many, the term might be new to you. So, let's take a closer look. I have written several blogs on food safety and how to avoid a foodborne illness. But, in this blog, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: Bacteria, Danger Zone, Food, Food Safety, Pgm_FCS, Safety, Temperature Danger Zone

Improving the Safety of Cooked Oysters

by Jessie Erwin
July 29, 2024

A warm welcome to Razieh Sadat Mirmahdi, the latest guest in our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows graduate students' research in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Razieh is a second-year ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Cooked Oysters, Dr. Naim Montazeri, Food Science Graduate Student, FSHN Research Journeys, Graduate Student Research, Norovirus, Oysters, Razieh Sadat Mirmahdi, Research, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science, Research-journeys-food-science-phd

Two Eggs a Day for a Healthier Generation

by Livestock Lab
July 11, 2024

The Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems launched a new project in Rwanda to investigate the potential of eggs: Could feeding pregnant women two eggs a day improve their child's growth and development? We spoke with Heather Stark, the project’s ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock

Summer Hydration and Electrolytes: Staying Fresh and Healthy

by Elizabeth Shephard
July 9, 2024

Summer is here, and with the rising temperatures, we all need a good strategy to stay cool and hydrated. Today, let's dive into the fascinating world of hydration and those tiny wonders called electrolytes. These are the secret ingredients that ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Drinks, Health, Hydration, Nutrition, Safety, Summer, Water

Tips for Keeping Food Safe Without Power

by Maria Portelos-Rometo
July 9, 2024

With hurricane season upon us, it's important to know how to prepare our perishable food supply if the power goes out. Knowing how to keep our food supply safe to eat is just as important as gathering your hurricane supplies and creating a ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food, Food Safety, Freezer, Hurricane, Pgm_FCS, Refrigerator, Safety, Storm, Temperature, Weather

UF study reveals environmental impact of artificial sweeteners

by Megan Winslow
July 8, 2024

The human body’s inability to break down sucralose, an artificial sweetener found in many zero-calorie food and drink products, is well established by scientific research. The compound is so stable that it escapes wastewater treatment processing ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Algae, Amelia Westmoreland, Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Environment, Artificial Sweetener, Bacteria, Biology, Cyanobacteria, Diatom, Ecosystem, Envionrmental, Environment, Environmental Impact, Environmental Impacts, Food Chain, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Marine, Megan Winslow, Microbial Communities, Microbial Respiration, Nutrient, Photosynthesis, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sucralose, Tracey Schafer, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wastewater, Water And Ecosystem Sciences Department, Whitney Laboratory For Marine Bioscience, Zero-calorie

Factors that might increase your risk for food poisoning

by Maria Portelos-Rometo
June 27, 2024

A foodborne illness can affect anyone who eats food contaminated by bacteria, viruses, parasites, toxins, or other substances. The actual number of those who succumb to food sickness is unknown, but a 2011 report by the Centers for Disease ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Bacteria, Food, Food Safety, Foodborne Illness, Health, Pgm_FCS, Safety

New statewide Extension agent will teach stakeholders about food safety

by Brad Buck
June 26, 2024

Growing up in rural Douglas, Georgia (pop. 11,000), Stephanie Brown actively participated in Future Farmers of America. She also liked to watch cooking shows on TV, and she enjoyed science. But she wasn’t sure how to combine food with science. Flash ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety
Tags: Entrepreneurs, Food Industry, Food Safety Modernization Act, Food Science, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, State Specialized Agent, Stephanie Brown, UF/IFAS Extension

Why Does There Seem to be More Foodborne Illness Outbreaks?

by Maria Portelos-Rometo
June 20, 2024

More and more often, we hear news of an outbreak of a foodborne illness or food recall. Has something changed? Well, yes... actually, several things. There are several reasons why we hear of more food recalls. One reason is better surveillance ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Food, Food Safety, Foodborne Illness, Pgm_FCS, Recall, Safety

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