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.
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 anandmohan on Sep 25, 2019
Starting a New Food Business Workshop 2019
Starting a New Food Business hosted its 10th annual workshop September 3-4, 2019 in Marietta, GA. This workshop addressed many concerns of the Georgia’s food entrepreneurs who are just getting started. Workshop participants’ products ranged from pepper jams, roasted pecans, low sugar cakes to delicious salsa. In this two-day workshop,...
Food Science & Technology Extension
Posted by anandmohan on Jul 18, 2019
Bison meat and E. coli outbreak
Ground bison meat has been linked to an E. coli outbreak in seven states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Twenty-one people in Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have been infected with the E. coli O103 and O121 strains. CDC and...
Food Science & Technology Extension
Posted by anandmohan on 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...