Announcements
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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…
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Have you ever eaten callaloo, naseberry, or ackee? If you’ve been to Jamaica, you may have stumbled upon these commodities, but until last week they were foreign to me. Almost every time I travel somewhere new, I realize there’s a world of food I’m missing out on, and Jamaica was no different. In September,…
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National Center for Home Food Preservation faculty and staff, under the direction of Dr. Carla Schwan, hosted a Science and Practice of Home Food Preservation Training for UGA FACS Extension agents from around the state earlier this month. Participants spent three and a half days learning about food safety practices related to home food preservation,…
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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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UGA Extension Food Science has several upcoming workshops for the summer and fall seasons! We are excited to be offering the following courses: With questions or concerns regarding the details and registrations for these workshops, contact us by email at efs@uga.edu or by phone at 706-542-2574.
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Written by Hualu Zhou, Ph.D. FDA Takes a Landmark Step Toward Safer, Natural Food Colors In a groundbreaking move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a significant policy change: the phase-out of petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation’s food supply. As outlined in their recent news release, “HHS, FDA to Phase Out Petroleum-Based…
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Savor the State: A Flavor of Georgia Tasting Experience Thursday, April 17, 2025 | 2:00pm – 6:00pm Classic Center, Athens, GA Tickets are required for access to Savor the State. Tickets do not include parking fees at the Classic Center. For the first time in contest history, the Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest will…
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Frankie (UGA Extension Specialist): Hi Auntie Gia! Do you mind if I grab a snack from your fridge? Auntie Gia: Help yourself! Frankie (UGA Extension Specialist): Uh, I think you have some cross-contamination going here that you may want to fix. Auntie Gia: What do you mean? Frankie (UGA Extension Specialist): …so we need to throw these out and buy…
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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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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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Authors: Matthew Livingston, Amrit Pal, Kaitlyn Casulli Introduction Insects are a significant part of traditional diets for at least 2 billion people, with over 1,900 species reported to be consumed as food (van Huis et al., 2013). Cicadas are one such insect. Indigenous peoples from the United States and Canada were known to eat cicadas…
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Whether measuring the pH of a new food product for classification or as part of a routine test for quality or safety, it is important to understand the principles behind pH measurement and ensure testing is performed properly. What is pH “pH” is an acronym derived from the Latin term potentia hydrogenii, meaning the “power…