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COVID-19 and food safety: Fact and fiction for food production and disinfection

by Brad Buck
April 9, 2020

By Ruth Borger LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — Consumers are being bombarded with tips for what to do with their groceries during the coronavirus crisis. Leave them in the garage for three days? Wash the produce with soapy water? Wipe all packaging ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Citrus Research And Education Center, Covid-19, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Hygiene, Michelle Danyluk, Travis Chapin

Updated Perishable Food Transportation Guidelines Now Available

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 19, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A 1987 handbook published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s division of Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) received a 21st-century update thanks to a team led by University of Florida researchers. “Many ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Food Safety, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food Safety, Horticultural Sciences Department, Jeff Brecht, Jeffrey Brecht, Packaging, Research, Steven Sargent, Transportation

Food Safety a ‘Major Public Health Issue,’ Says UF/IFAS Professor Ahead of First-Ever World Food Safety Day

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 6, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The World Health Organization estimates that each year, 600 million people suffer from an episode of foodborne disease, or one out of every 10 global citizens. To highlight the need for safe, accessible food worldwide, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Food Safety, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Arie Havelaar, Citrus Research And Education Center, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Feed The Future Innovation Lab For Livestock Systems, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Health, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Keith Schneider, Michelle Danyluk, Nutrition, World Food Safety Day

Florida-Grown Foods Part of Rich Tailgating Tradition

by Brad Buck
August 27, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Set up the grill; it’s tailgating season. Chicken, burgers, corn, slaw, potato salad, chips – and maybe some fresh fruits and vegetables -- are just some staples for the weekly ritual that coincides with football season. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Breeding, Cultivars, Family And Consumer Sciences, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Football, Fruit, Keith Schneider, Nan Jensen, News, Nutrition, Oranges, Tailgating, Tradition, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, Vegetables

UF study: Family, friends are first source for food safety info

by Brad Buck
April 26, 2017

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Most people who wonder about food safety will ask their family or friends for help, not necessarily experts, according to new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences research. On the ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Alexa Lamm, Food Safety, News, Trusted Sources

UF/IFAS study: Food safety knowledge – or lack thereof — passed from one generation to next

by Brad Buck
November 2, 2016

Please see caption at end of story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Most people learn how to cook and safely handle food from their parents. Then they pass along their food knowledge and behaviors – right or wrong – from generation to generation. ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Food Safety, Joy Rumble

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