Food Safety & Entrepreneurship
Foodborne Illnesses & Food Safety Education
Foodborne illness is a preventable public health challenge caused by a variety of different bacteria and other pathogens such as C. botulinum and E. coli. An estimated 48 million illnesses and 3,000 deaths occur annually in the United States.
ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification Class and Exam
Visit UF/IFAS Extension Food Safety & Quality Program Eventbrite for upcoming ServSafe® trainings across the state of Florida.
SafeStaff® Food Handler Training
Contact Amy Mullins (amymullins@ufl.edu) to schedule a class for your employees or organization.
Food Preservation & Home Canning
Contact Amy Mullins (amymullins@ufl.edu) to schedule an appointment to have your pressure canner tested.
Food Entrepreneurship
Food entrepreneurship and cottage food is an emerging statewide educational program within Family & Consumer Sciences. Due to Florida law, individuals can sell certain foods made in their home kitchens making less than $250,000 in annual gross sales. To learn more about food entrepreneurship in Florida, click here.
If you are interested in future educational programming and resources about cottage food and food entrepreneurship contact Suzanne Holloway (suzanne.holloway@ufl.edu). For more information on small farms and agribusinesses contact our Sustainable Agriculture and Community Food Systems Extension Agent, Molly Jameson (mjameson@ufl.edu), or call us at 850-606-5200.
