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Serv Safe Food Protection Management - Phelps County - November

Event date: Nov. 15, 2022 - Nov. 17, 2022

Rolla, MO

Serv Safe Food Protection Manager is a program designed for participants to fulfill requirements for becoming a certified food protection manager under the FDA Food Code.Per the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, completion of Food Protection ...

Quality for Keeps: Home Food Preservation

Preserving your garden’s bounty from one year to the next, knowing exactly what is in your food and making special gifts for friends are just some of the reasons for preserving foods at home. Home food preservation is safe if done correctly. ...

Home Food Preservation - Pressure Canning (Oct 2, Columbia)

Event date: Oct. 2, 2022

Event time: | 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Columbia, MO

This event is full. If you are interested on being put on a waiting list, please call or email Liz Harrison at [email protected] or 573-445-9792Quality for Keeps: Home Food Preservation includes workshops on a variety of topics that focus ...

Home Food Preservation - Sweet Spreads (Oct 4, Columbia)

Event date: Oct. 4, 2022

Event time: | 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Columbia, MO

Quality for Keeps: Home Food Preservation includes workshops on a variety of topics that focus on safe and correct food preservation methods in the home setting. This course will look at current standards for canning sweet spreads, including ...

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Consider food safety when donating to pantries

Published: Thursday, June 23, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Donating to food pantries and food banks is a way for neighbors to help neighbors, reduce food waste and aid families in need, says Londa Nwadike, extension food safety specialist for the University of Missouri and Kansas State ...

Summer food safety tips

Published: Monday, June 13, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Summer is a time for enjoying fresh fruit and vegetables and outdoor picnics. Don’t let food safety mistakes spoil the fun.Food safety doesn’t begin in the kitchen, or even the market, says Londa Nwadike, extension food ...

Turkey tips: Buying and thawing

Published: Monday, Nov. 8, 2021

BUTLER, Mo. – Don’t get stuck with a turkey that’s too small for the feast or one that’s still frozen solid on Thanksgiving morning.Buying the right size turkey and planning for defrost time can prevent Thanksgiving Day disasters.“If you ...

Holiday food safety tips

Published: Monday, Nov. 8, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – If you’re hosting a holiday meal, make food safety a priority or you might end up with ungrateful guests.“Hosting a holiday meal often means having more people at the table, serving a wider variety of dishes and perhaps ...

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Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2022, No. 5 (September/October)

Publication date: Aug. 31, 2022

Best Practices for Storing Canned GoodsResearch-tested recipes are available from Extension programs nationwide. After the effort of growing and/or preserving food, handle the jars of food according to these recommendations. These best practices can ...

Food Safety Handout

Publication date: Aug. 12, 2022

$11.15

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis handout provides tips for the safe handling of food to prevent illness. It includes steps for proper food handling from ...

First Grade Curriculum: Fun With Food and Fitness, Fifth Edition

Publication date: Aug. 25, 2022

$30.00

Students are introduced to the current USDA food graphic and learn that they need to eat a variety of foods from the five major food groups to grow and stay healthy. They learn the difference between television commercials and regular programming so ...

Food Safety Poster

Publication date: Aug. 1, 2022

$31.00

Sarah WoodAssistant Extension Professor, Department of Health SciencesTammy RobertsNutrition and Health Extension SpecialistThis poster provides tips for the safe handling of food to prevent illness. It includes steps for proper food handling from ...

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2022, No. 4 (July/August)

Publication date: July 1, 2022

Test your Dial Gauge Canners Each YearSummer is here, which means canning season is right around the corner. It is time to take inventory of your canning equipment.Ensuring your pressure canner is in good condition and working properly is critical to ...

Fun With Food and Fitness — Newsletter for First Grade Curriculum Lesson 7: Protein

Publication date: June 3, 2022

$11.15

This newsletter corresponds with Lesson 7 of the Show Me Nutrition First Grade curriculum. In this publication, children are encouraged to try a variety of protein foods. Food safety, and cost-effective protein choices are also addressed, and an ...

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A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety: Severe Storms and Hurricanes

From the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Foodborne Outbreaks

During a multistate foodborne disease outbreak, CDC serves as lead coordinator between public health partners to detect the outbreak, define its size and extent, and to identify the source. The goal is to investigate and control outbreaks, and to ...

Food and Nutrition Information Center

Provides access to a wide range of trustworthy food and nutrition resources.

Food product dating: What do those dates mean?

Food Safety Fact Sheet - We don’t want to serve outdated food, but we also don’t want to throw food away unnecessarily. Here are a few tips for interpreting the confusing food product codes in the US, some of which aren't even related to food ...

Food safety after a flood: Extension consumer food safety fact sheet (PDF)

Read this fact sheet to find out which canned food can be disinfected and used and which food must be thrown away following exposure to floodwater.

Foodsafety.gov

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) serve important roles in ensuring food safety in the United ...

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