Category: Food Safety

6 UF/IFAS faculty named as Research Foundation professors

by Brad Buck
April 10, 2015

Pictured top (left to right) Robert Fletcher, Michelle Danyluk and Bin Gao; second row (left to right) Zhenli He, Jose Eduardo Santos and Gary Peter. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Six University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Forests, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bin Gao, Gary Peter, Jack Payne, Michelle Danyluk, Robert Fletcher, Zhenli He

UF/IFAS researcher continues quest for peanut that won’t cause allergic reaction

by Brad Buck
September 29, 2014

Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida scientist has moved one step closer to his goal of eliminating 99.9 percent of peanut allergens by removing 80 percent of them in whole peanuts. Scientists must eliminate peanut ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Food Safety, Pulsed Light, Wade Yang

Don’t drink the (warm) water left in a plastic bottle, UF/IFAS study says

by Brad Buck
September 22, 2014

Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Americans can take a warning from a University of Florida study of bottled water in China ─ don’t drink the liquid if you’ve left it somewhere warm for a long time. Plastic water bottles are made ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS
Tags: Lena Ma

New videos from UF/IFAS Communications

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 8, 2014

UF/IFAS Communications has a slew of new videos that can be used for Extension or other educational purposes. Here is a roundup: Vacation on a Budget - (3:31) A fun family vacation does not have to break the bank - University of Florida/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Perennial Peanut

UF/IFAS study: Some consumers confuse ‘local’ with ‘organic’ food

by Brad Buck
May 28, 2014

Cutline at bottom GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With more people buying local and organic food, consumers should know the difference between the two so they recognize what they’re buying, but nearly one in five still confuse the terms, a University ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Consumers, Local Food

UF/IFAS finds way to reduce E. coli in cows, improving food safety

by Brad Buck
March 24, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A new biological treatment could help dairy cattle stave off uterine diseases and eventually may help improve food safety for humans, a University of Florida study shows. Kwang Cheol Jeong, an assistant professor ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: E. Coli, Food Safety

Food safety is among top concerns for Floridians, UF/IFAS survey finds

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 5, 2013

Dec. 3, 2013 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Food safety is near the top of most Floridians’ concerns, behind only the economy and health care, a survey released today by the University of Florida shows. The survey covered several food-related issues, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE

UF/IFAS Family Day at the Dairy Farm offers education, fun

by Tom Nordlie
March 12, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Milk may be sold in supermarkets, but it comes from cows – that’s the lesson being offered this Saturday at Family Day at the Dairy Farm, a free open-house event ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Food Safety, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cow, Dairy, De Vries, Family Day At The Dairy Farm, Hague, Milk, Open House

UF/IFAS Family Day at the Dairy Farm returns March 16, public invited

by Tom Nordlie
February 5, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Last year’s open house at the University of Florida dairy farm was so successful that organizers were “moo-tivated” to repeat the event, which returns to Alachua ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Cow, Dairy, De Vries, Family Day At The Dairy Farm, Farm, Hague, Milk

Beneficial bacteria control effects of Southern corn rust, aflatoxin in silage, UF/IFAS researchers find

by Tom Nordlie
October 4, 2012

Photo cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Corn silage is an important dairy feed but it sometimes harbors an unwelcome addition – Southern corn rust, a fungal disease that thrives under hot, humid conditions. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Invasive Species, Livestock, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Adesogan, Aflatoxin, Bacteria, Corn, Dairy, Rust, Silage

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