Are you swayed by food packaging or labels? Do you purchase a food item because you feel it is a healthier product and could make you healthier or help you lose weight? Sadly, we all have fallen prey to this phenomenon. Branding and packaging ... READ MORE
Category: Food SafetyAre you a victim of empty calories? Do you think you are taking in quality calories each day? There has been a lot of attention given to the consumption of empty calories in the news in recent years. Many large cities have even started to tax ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, UF/IFAS ExtensionQ. I’ve had a successful year with my vegetable garden and am looking for a class on how to safely can some of my produce. Does the Extension Office have an upcoming class that I can attend? A. Yes. Jill Breslawski, UF/IFAS Extension Family ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Food Safety, Fruits & VegetablesAdapted from Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency (USDA). Is food in the refrigerator safe during a power outage? It should be safe as long as power is out no more than 4 hours. Keep the door closed as much as possible. Discard any perishable ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Work & Life
Over the past few years, consumers have begun to pay more attention to the nutritional benefits, sustainability, and environment impact of consuming seafood. However, media coverage of these concerns may leave consumers confused and uncertain ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food Safety, Work & LifeDate: June 3, 2015 By: Beverly James, 352-273-3566, beverlymjames@ufl.edu Source: Philip Koehler, 352-392-2484, pgk@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida, with its tropical and subtropical environment, is a breeding ground for many pests ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Amarat Simonne, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida What do you know about botulism? Personally, just hearing the word makes me feel a bit nervous. ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A sampling of more than 1,000 Gulf of Mexico fish, shrimp, oysters and blue crabs taken from Cedar Key, Fla., to Mobile Bay, Ala., between 2011 to 2013, shows no elevated contaminant levels, according to a seafood safety ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Have you been thinking of turning your grandma’s delicious cake recipe into a cake-selling business? Or maybe all your friends have told you that you should bottle your homemade organic salsa and sell it? Soo Ahn, ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The Australian cockroach is one of several species of peridomestic cockroaches (cockroaches that live mostly outdoors, but ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life