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Marco Lab - Grand Prize Winner, Lab Safety Awards 2024!

A big congratulations to Dr. Maria Marco's lab for their Grand Prize win in the UC Safety Services 2024 Laboratory Safety Awards Program! The Marco lab was the semi-finalist for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and won the grand prize against five other semi-finalists; one each from the College of Letters & Science, the College of Biological Sciences, the College of Engineering, the School of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Medicine.

World Food Safety Day, June 7, 2024

Food Science and Technology

Food Science and Technology's Cooperative Extension would like to wish you all a happy and safe World Food Safety Day today, June 7th. World Food Safety Day is an initiative that was started by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). The motto for this year is "Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected".

DiCaprio and Harris hold Better Process Control School 2023

Food Science and Technology

FST’s Erin DiCaprio and Linda J. Harris held the Better Process Control School (BPCS) February 14-17th, 2023 for a class of 75 industry (including small business) and regulatory personnel. Linda was the course coordinator from 2017 to 2022 (taking over from Diane Barrett in 2017); Erin is the current course coordinator.

Remember food safety during an emergency

Food Science and Technology

In light of the recent storms we have had, and with more storms on the way, Food Science and Technology Cooperative Extension faculty Erin DiCaprio and Linda J. Harris would like to remind our colleagues, including those in the food industry (as well as the public at large) that we have information resources for food safety during emergencies highlighted on our UC Food Safety webpage.

Spice Containers Are Probably the Dirtiest Items in Your Kitchen?

Food Science and Technology

Just in time for the holidays – a food safety reminder for all home cooks. FST’s Linda J. Harris, in a VeryWellHealth article by Stephanie Brown, “Spice Containers Are Probably the Dirtiest Items in Your Kitchen” recommends making a habit of washing your hands, moving potentially-contaminated items directly to the dishwasher or sink, and cleaning and sanitizing the counters as you cook.

New grant for Dr. DiCaprio will help small-scale fruit & vegetable processors

Food Science and Technology

FST's Dr. Erin DiCaprio, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist in Community Food Safety, has been awarded a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant to assist small-scale fruit and vegetable processors to be in compliance with food safety regulations such as the Food Safety Modernization Act. The grant will fund new low-to-no-cost online education and in-person workshops which will be offered in both English and Spanish by the team of collaborators, which also includes Cal-Poly Pomona, Purdue, and the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.

Raw Milk May Do More Harm Than Good

Food Science and Technology

Not Properly Stored, It’s a Source of Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes

A team of University of California, Davis researchers, including co-author and FST's Peter J. Shields Chair of Dairy Food Science David Mills and postdoctoral researcher Jinxin Liu, found that raw or unpasteurized cows’ milk from U.S.

Is takeout safe? FST's Erin DiCaprio shares how to stay healthy and support local restaurants

Food Science and Technology

UC Davis Food Science and Technology's Erin DiCaprio shares her knowledge of viruses and community food safety regarding the coronavirus pandemic's impact on takeout food safety, in an article for Sactown Magazine, on March 26, 2020. Way to "deliver" the message, Erin!

Article by Curtis Yee: http://www.sactownmag.com/Whats-Cooking/2020/takeout-safety-Q&A

Request Tracker (RT) Introduction

BFTV Cluster

A brief introduction to the Cluster ticketing system for support issues.

Safety Notes 4/20/2015

BFTV Cluster

Safety Notes as of April 20, 2015