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Pb1399 Getting Started In A Food Manufacturing Business In Tennessee, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

If you enjoy cooking and have an interest in developing your own business, you may be interested in making a food product and selling it to the public. Friends may have complimented the foods you have prepared, or you have some unique foods or ingredients that, if manufactured and marketed properly, could enable you to begin a business venture.

Like any small business, food enterprises require careful planning, dedication and skilled management to be successful. The food business is unique when compared to most other types of businesses, as you are involved in a venture that can have a direct …

Pb1604 How Will Your Food Be Regulated, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

As you to prepare to enter the food business, you need to be aware of a few basic principles before making a total commitment. In UT Extension PB1399, Getting Started in a Food Manufacturing Business in Tennessee, the obstacles are defined with regard to the mechanisms of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), labeling, legal aspects, types of permits, etc. However, the Federal Code of Regulations divides different foods into categories or classes, and they are regulated differently by the state and federal governments. Additional information is available at www.wcmorris.com.

Foods are essentially differentiated by the amount of acid present, …

Pb1420 A Quick Consumer Guide To Safe Food Handling, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

This booklet tells you what to do at each step in food handling — from shopping through storing leftovers — to avoid food-borne illness.

Never had food-borne illness? Perhaps you have, but thought you were sick with the flu. Some 76 million Americans could suffer from food-borne illness each year.

Why? Because under the right conditions, bacteria that you can’t see, smell or taste can make you sick.

It doesn’t have to happen. Many such cases could be avoided if people just handled food properly. So here’s what to do...

Sp445-A Preparing Formula For Your Baby, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Food, Nutrition and Food Safety

From the time you purchase formula until it is consumed by your baby, it should be handled carefully. Follow the practices in this publication to keep baby’s formula safe.