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  • Hot Fill Hold: How to Measure Your Hold Time and Temperature

    The lid was sealed onto the jar, and the thermometer has been inserted. The thermometer currently reads 180 degrees. There is a phone in the background keeping time.

    The hot-fill-hold method, a thermal processing commonly used for sauces, requires minimum time and temperature conditions to ensure your product is safe for consumption. If you seek a process approval from EFST, our forms will ask for your hold time and temperature. Not sure how to answer this question? Follow the steps below! What you…

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  • Dr. Dunn and her students are in a food plot, counting and harvesting lettuce for their research project.

    Most people familiar with Extension Food Science and Technology know us for the technical services we provide the food industry, or the trainings we offer food safety managers and entrepreneurs. But did you know our specialists, staff, and students also conduct research to support the food industry? Over the years, several outbreaks of Escherichia coli…

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  • Whether you’ve been brewing for years or are just getting started, this multi-day workshop will immerse you into the local brew scene in Athens, Ga. Register prior to August, 2, 2023.

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  • Food Dawgs’ Digest Newsletter

    We’re excited to welcome you to the University of Georgia Extension Food Science and Technology blog, The Food Dawgs’ Digest! Be sure to subscribe to our quarterly newsletter to learn more about upcoming workshops, food safety, product innovation, and our Extension Coordinators’ latest research.

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  • Flavor of Georgia Winners 2023

    2023 Finalists and Grand Prize Winner Small food businesses all over the state enter in the Flavor of Georgia competition in hopes of being named the grand prize winner. Winners of each food product category receive promotional materials from the University as well as complementary Georgia Grown Memberships. However, only one can take home the…

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