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If you're manufacturing an acidified food product, the Georgia Department of Agriculture requires that you obtain acidified foods training. UGA's Extension Food Science offers Better Process Control School (BPCS) in a fully-online, self-paced format. The course only covers the acidified track of BPCS.
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Meet the family! 
Auntie Giang “Gia” Ullman Francesca “Frankie” Siobhan Teagan Uncle Harrold “Harry” Ullman Frankie is an Extension food safety specialist at UGA. Her aunt and uncle bring the tastiest foods to family functions, but she always has to remind them (and everyone else) about keeping everyone’s food safe without skimping on flavor! Refresh […]
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This program has been designed to meet the USDA’s training requirements and is accredited by the International HACCP Alliance, whose goal is to provide standardized training for the meat and poultry industries in HACCP principles. The course curriculum was developed by the American Meat Science Association to help processors understand, develop and apply Hazard Analysis […]
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Have you been told you need a PCQI, but you aren’t sure what that means? The acronym stands for “Preventive Controls Qualified Individual,” and food manufacturers covered by the Preventive Controls for Human Food Rule are required to employ or contract with at least one such individual. A PCQI is responsible for developing a processor’s […]
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May is Food Allergy Awareness month! To wrap up the month, we have a blog post on a common cause of food recalls: undeclared allergens on food labels. When people think of food recalls, most think of recalls due to foodborne illness. Famous recalls like the Peanut Corporation of America recall, Jensen Farms cantaloupe recall, […]
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On May 2, 2024, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule, The Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Final Rule, which fulfills Subpart E of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. The new approach emphasizes system-based assessments to identify hazards and make decisions based on risk management. The rule will […]