Workshops
UGA Food Science and Technology Extension provides the public and the food industry with workshops and on-site training programs that enable businesses to develop and implement a food safety or HACCP plan tailored to their own operation, minimizing the risk of contamination of their food product by human pathogens.
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University of Georgia
Food Science Building, Room 240
100 Cedar Street
Athens, GA 30602-2610
Email: efs@uga.edu
Phone: (706) 542-2574
Fax: (706) 542-9066
Secure Fax: (706) 583-0992
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Food Science & Technology Extension
Posted by anandmohanon Apr 12, 2019
Outbreak of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli 103 Infections
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed 17 cases of E. coli O103 infection in Georgia. Because this is an ongoing investigation, the number of cases is expected to increase. These illnesses are part of a multistate E. coli...
Food Science & Technology Extension
Posted by anandmohanon Nov 21, 2018
Thanksgiving Food Safety Alert…!!!
https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2018/o157h7-11-18/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/reading-07-18/index.html
Food Science & Technology Extension
Posted by anandmohanon Aug 30, 2018
Hygienic Zoning for Sanitation Preventive Control
Zoning or segregation of food processing areas presents a unique environment for the food processors to identify area of potentially risk for microbiological cross-contamination. The facility design outlines offers risk-based hazard assessment to determine potential sources of contamination, traffic patterns, employee hygienic practices, and suitable preventive control measure for these areas.