Safe Foods Forum held last month
In early October, the Center for Food Safety held the second of its twice-yearly Safe Foods Forums. The event, which had over 60 participants, provided an opportunity for food safety professionals to network and discuss topics that are both timely and relevant to the food industry and public health.
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Do we really need to rinse our fruit and vegetables?
Store-bought fruits and vegetables generally go through a long journey from plant to kitchen, with many opportunities to pick up dirt and germs along the way. They can collect bacteria anywhere from the growing process to being picked up and put down by a shopper at the grocery store.
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Study looks at role of dust in potential cross-contamination
Researchers have conducted significant research into the role of water in foodborne outbreaks and to a lesser extent, soil’s contribution, but the potential for dust particles to transfer pathogens onto produce has been largely overlooked.
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Two CFS students awarded scholarships
Two University of Georgia Center for Food Safety’s (CFS) doctoral students were awarded scholarships earlier this month.
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Webinars
November: Join us on Zoom on Friday, Nov 12 at 2 p.m. for a webinar given by guest speaker Dr. Bhabesh Dutta, Associate Professor and Extension Vegetable Disease Specialist at Univerisity of Georgia, called Sustainable Pantoea spp. - Management in onion through basic and applied research
Visit https://zoom.us/j/96295743360?pwd=WW9CcDR3UnZrSDRuYzJjUW5wVGRzZz09 on the date and time to join.
Past: In October, Professor of Food Science at Purdue University, Dr. Haley Oliver spoke to CFS. The title of her presentation was "Food Safety - Local Grocery Stores to Informal Markets Around the World". To view a recording of the presentation, please visit this link.
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Vaccination Requirement
As of Nov. 4, the deadline for the Federal Contractor Vaccination Requirement has been extended. Unless otherwise exempted, contractor employees must receive their final vaccination dose -- either their second dose of a two-dose vaccine (e.g.: Pfizer or Moderna), or single dose of a single-dose vaccine (e.g.: Johnson & Johnson) – is now set as January 4, 2022.
While the deadline for covered contractor employees to receive their final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine has been changed, all other aspects of the federal mandate remain the same, including the definition of covered contractor employee and the requirement that covered contractor employees must be fully vaccinated in accordance with the new deadline unless otherwise exempted. Information on requests for medical and religious accommodations from the vaccination requirement is available at this link.
For full information about the federal mandate, including frequently asked questions, please see coronavirus.uga.edu/executive-order. Please continue to monitor your emails for additional information, including notifications to additional employees identified as covered contractor employees who are subject to the vaccination requirement.
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Flu Shot Opportunity
Flu shot opportunity open to students, staff, and faculty on Thursday, November 18, 2021, from 8 am-12 pm in Stuckey Auditorium.
Registration for the flu shot closes on November 15. Click here to register. Remember to bring your insurance card to the clinic.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Melissa Slaughter 770-228-7283 ext. 7403 or Kiz Adams, UGA’s Well-being Coordinator, at wellbeing@uga.edu or 706-542-7319.
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Thanks to everyone who attended the Halloween party! It was a big success!
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