Announcements
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With 2024 Flavor of Georgia registration closing on February 13th, we wanted to highlight a previous winner of the “Beverages” category. Flavor of Georgia is a food product contest for Georgia-made products annually held in Athens, GA. Food products are evaluated based on the technical aspects of the food as well as potential market volume,…
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Join us on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga., for the 2024 Flavor of Georgia Contest. Contestant registration for the 2024 Flavor of Georgia has opened. Hopeful contestants may now register their products to compete in 2024.
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“More poop, more problems” Birds can carry diseases and pathogens that have the potential to make people sick. Keeping birds away from fields and packinghouses can be tough, but our team at Extension Food Science and Technology may have a few solutions for your operation! In this video Dr. Laurel Dunn (University of Georgia), Billy…
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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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Rock House Creamery has issued a voluntary recall of their whole milk and buttermilk products. Products have been removed from stores. Consumers are urged to dispose of any of the following products: Rock House Creamery voluntarily recalled these products following a routine inspection. The inspection found that pasteurization records were incomplete for select lots in…
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Dr. Hualu Zhou (left) from the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Georgia has recently published an insightful review paper titled “Post pH-driven encapsulation of polyphenols in next-generation foods: principles, formation and applications” in the esteemed journal, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. The first author of this paper, Aron…
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Interested in working for Extension Food Science and Technology? The Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center (FoodPIC) is looking for an Administrative Specialist to join their team. They are looking for a highly motivated individual, who is passionate about helping food entrepreneurs reach their goals! The Administrative specialist will assist with project execution and manage…
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Catch up with UGA Food Science & Technology’s graduate student, Andrew Widmer! Andrew has spent the past few years collecting water samples from various ponds in south Georgia. His work will help farmers and scientist identify hazards in agricultural water sources! Hello, my name is Andrew Widmer, and I’m in my second year of study…
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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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