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. An estimated 48 million sicknesses and 3,000 deaths occur annually in the United States due to foodborne illnesses.
ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification Class and Exam
Visit the UF/IFAS Extension Food Safety & Quality Program Eventbrite for upcoming ServSafe® trainings across 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.
For additional information about canning, click here.
Food Entrepreneurship
Florida laws allow people use their unlicensed home kitchens to make and sell certain foods; however, these businesses must make less than $250,000 in annual gross sales to qualify for the exemption. These food products are called cottage foods. To learn more about food entrepreneurship in Florida, click here.
If you are interested in educational programming and resources about home food entrepreneurship, contact our Family & Consumer Science Agent, 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).
