Preventing foodborne illness and ensuring a safer food supply
In 2017, MSU Extension reached over 5,300 people through food safety programming. After attending food safety classes, participants use safer food-handling, preparation, storage and preservation techniques. As a result, consumers can have increased confidence when they receive food from a properly trained professional, whether it is from a food retailer, restaurant, farmers market or an organization serving a community meal.
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Cooking for Crowds
Cooking for Crowds is a workshop for nonprofit groups that prepare food for fundraisers. Participants will learn how to prevent unsafe conditions that may cause foodborne illness when planning, purchasing, storing, preparing and serving food.
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Cottage Food Law
Michigan adopted the Cottage Food Law in 2010, providing guidelines for individuals to prepare non-potentially hazardous foods in a home kitchen. Only certain foods can be prepared and sold directly to the consumer without a license under this law.
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Food Safety Training for Food Service Workers
Food Safety Training for Food Service Workers news, programming and other resources from MSU Extension.
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Home Food Preservation
This low-cost online course is designed to increase knowledge and confidence in water bath and pressure canning, freezing, pickling and dehydrating techniques.
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Physician Immunization Updates
Physician immunization updates news, programming and other resources from MSU Extension.
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Safe Food = Healthy Kids
Safe Food = Healthy Kids is an interactive workshop designed for child care providers. Learn what the best practices are for food safety to help keep kids safe.
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ServSafe
MSU Extension has instructors in your local communities trained to deliver ServSafe, a national food and beverage safety training and certificate program.
