Category: Food Safety

Many raw oysters on the half shell, open on ice

Lo que necesita saber sobre las ostras y las enfermedades transmitidas por su consumo

by Luz Bahder
May 1, 2023

Cada año se consumen millones de ostras en todo el mundo, con un número significativo de estos moluscos provenientes del Golfo de México. Si bien la enfermedad transmitida por las ostras no es común, puede ser mortal. En este documento, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Alimentos, Alimentos Crudos, Bacteria, Bivalvo, Cobre, Contaminacion, Enfermedad, Español, Filtradores, Florida Sea Grant, Infección, Keith Schneider, Molusco, Ostras, Proteina, Razieh Farzad, Seguridad Alimentaria, Selenio, Spanish, Vibrio, Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, Vibrio Vulnificus, Vibriosis, Vitamina B12, Vitamina D, Zinc
an alligator swimming with eyes above water

PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE: UTULIZING FOOD PRESERVATION TO TEACH FOOD SAFETY AND WASTE REDUCTION PRACTICES

by nladd
April 16, 2023

2023 Central District All Faculty Symposium - Family and Consumer Sciences Lori Johnson, UF/IFAS Extension, Lake County, Tavares, FL. Situation: A rise in home food preservation resulted from the pandemic and food costs. Food safety is of ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 2023, 2023 Central District All Faculty Symposium, Canning, Central District Symposium, Extension, Family And Consumer Sciences. FCE, Food Preservation, Food Safety, IFAS, Ifas Extension, L. Johnson, Lori Johnson, UF/IFAS Extension Lake County
No Mow March graphic

Learn about Pollinators for your Landscape and Garden

by llw5479
March 14, 2023

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn how to bring pollinators to your property, enjoy a delicious lunch and even learn how to cook and store fresh herbs. This and more will be covered at the No Mow March Event taking place at the Okaloosa ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Crops, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Recreation, Turf, Wildlife
Tags: Events, Growing Vegetables, Herbs, Lawns, Pollinators, Wildflowers
No Mow March graphic

No Mow March Event on March 27

by llw5479
March 1, 2023

If you are interested in learning more about pollinators that are important to wildlife, on our farms and in our lawns, landscapes and gardens, you’ll be interested in the No Mow March event. This event offers something for everyone from ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, Wildlife
Tags: Annual Weeds, Easter Egg Safety, Lawns, Pollinators, Seminar
Nikita in Bryce Canyon at sunrise with the sun coming up over the mountains

Human Norovirus: The Superbugs in Fresh Produce

by Jessie Erwin
February 27, 2023

Join us for another installment of FSHN Research Journeys, which follows the research of graduate students in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Today's guest poster is Nikita Bhusal, a first-year Ph.D. ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Contamination, Dr. Naim Montazeri, Food Safety, Food Science, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Food Science Graduate Degree, Food Science Graduate Program, Food Science Graduate Student, Food Science Major, Foodborne Virus, FSHN Research Journeys, Graduate Research, Graduate Student Research, Human Norovirus, Nikita Bhusal, Norovirus, Norovirus Contamination, PhD Food Science, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science-phd, What Is Food Science Like
Green leafy vegetable

Create Containers for the Seasons

by Lisa Sanderson
February 19, 2023

Many of us love to garden or have had gardens we have loved over the years. Entire gardens can be a lot of work and can be expensive especially if you are paying someone else to do it!  While I work on a thoughtful design for layout and plantings ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Container Season, Lisa Sanderson, Mixed Containers, Planting Containers, Sumter County Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Update Containers

Gator Nation Giving Day in Broward County

by Alexandra Goetz
February 15, 2023

Giving to the Gator Nation isn't just for Gainesville It's often said that "The Gator Nation is everywhere". Many people don't realize just how true that is here in Florida. All 67 counties of Florida have a piece of the university in them- ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Alexandra Goetz, Broward 4-H, Broward County, Extension, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Youth

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