Food Safety for Food Service

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Safe to serve

Food safety education for cooks, chefs and managers is important to New Hampshire’s food service industry. Whether you work in a restaurant, hospital, nursing home or school, you need the latest research-based recommendations and best practices to ensure the food you serve is safe. UNH Cooperative Extension’s food safety field specialists reach more than 1,000 Granite State food workers and managers each year.

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Articles

Pumpkin bread in jar
Cakes and Breads Baked in Canning Jars: Are they safe?
UNH Extension strongly recommends not to bake and can cakes and breads in canning jars
Information on baking and “canning” breads and cakes in jars has been circulating for at least 25 years and, more recently, has been shared on social ... Learn More
Dan Birnstihl
Birnstihl joins the Extension Food & Agriculture Team
New program assistant to work on farm food safety and integrated pest management. 
New Food and Agriculture program assistant Dan Birnstihl will work on farm food safety and integrated pest management.  He'll collect information on c... Learn More
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Did You Know That People with Diabetes Are at a Higher Risk for Foodborne Illness (aka Food Poisoning)?
When we talk about people who are at higher risk of foodborne illness, the groups that often come to mind are small children, elderly people, people w... Learn More
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Resources

Vegetables
Freezing, Canning and Drying [fact sheets]
Done correctly, canning, freezing and drying fresh food from your own garden or purchased locally can be a good investment. Learn More
homemade food products
Selling Homemade Food Products in New Hampshire- Five Part Fact Sheet Series
Selling Homemade Food Products in New Hampshire- Five Part Fact Sheet Series Learn More
filling food container to sell
Selling Homemade Food Products in NH - The Basics - Part Three [Fact Sheet]
When is a Commercial Kitchen Food License Required?


Selling Homestead Food Products in New Hampshire


Sta... Learn More
baked goods, cookies, food products
Selling Homemade Food Products in NH - The Basics - Part Two [Fact Sheet]
When is a Class H Homestead License Required (Non- Exempt)


Selling Homestead Food Products in New Hampshire


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jellies, jams, food safety
Selling Homemade Food Products in New Hampshire - The Basics - Part One [Fact Sheet]
Starting a homemade food business is a dream of many home cooks. Beginning small, in your own kitchen, with shelf-stable baked goods and other allowed... Learn More
hand washing, hygiene
Selling Homemade Food Products in NH - The Basics - Health and Hygiene [Fact Sheet]
Sick workers and poor hygiene practices can contaminate food and cause foodborne illness outbreaks and other diseases such as colds and flus. Implemen... Learn More

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