Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Coffee and tea drinkers, take note -- a University of Florida study says a beverage made from a native holly tree might be just the thing to give you a caffeinated ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & NutritionGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some University of Florida food scientists say U.S. food safety procedures need to get out of the 1960s and into the era of biotechnology. Back then, America's scientists devised a system to ensure astronauts' food stayed ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Food Safety, Invasive Species, UF/IFASBy: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Whether E. coli on spinach or Salmonella in peanut butter, it seems food-borne illness outbreaks are becoming all too familiar to the average shopper. On Jan. 29, when a national task ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Work & LifeBy: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source: Keith Schneider keiths29@ufl.edu, 352-392-1991 ext. 309 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- From fast food to dog food -- new cases of contaminated cuisine seem to be a regular part of the modern news cycle. Tomatoes haven’t ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Work & LifeBy: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Keith Schneider keiths29@ufl.edu, 352-392-1991 ext. 309 Sasha Issenberg (can be reached through Beth Parker beth.parker@us.penguingroup.com, 212-366-2213) View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Grabbing ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Work & LifeBy: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source(s): Maria Gallo mgm@ufl.edu, 352-273-8124 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For nearly 3 million Americans, the most dangerous aspect to air travel is the complimentary in-flight snack. Every year, about ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
An adequate supply of clean drinking water is an absolute priority during any emergency. A normally active person needs at least one gallon of drinking water daily. That would include about two quarts for drinking and the remainder for ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Water, Work & Life