Food Safety for You
Welcome to Extension Food Safety at Kansas State University. We are a leading institution in the area of food safety in teaching, research, and extension. The goals of this program include educating consumers on safe food handling with food preparation, food preservation, food service and more. Many topics are highlighted on this site to help you learn how to safely handle food from the farm to your table.
Hot Off the Press
Summer School for Consumer Food Safety Education
This special webinar series is for educators and Extension volunteers. Learn about donating food safely, food safety on the road, and implications of soaked nuts. Webinars are free! Register now!
June 29 - Safely Donating Produce and other Foods to Food Pantries
July 13 - Summer Food Safety on the Road
July 27 - Food Safety Implications of Soaked Nuts
All webinars are from 1:00-2:00 EDT
Peanut Butter Recall
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella senftenberg infections linked to certain Jif peanut butter products produced at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, Kentucky.
Field to Fork 2022: Farm to School - Getting Started and Best Practices
The following Food Safety and COVID-19 website is a resource for food safety information.
ServSafe classes scheduled
In cooperation with the Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association, we offer ServSafe training classes across Kansas. For the complete list of classes for managers and food handlers, see our ServSafe website with lists of dates and locations. Check back often as more classes may be added throughout the year.
Foods Sold Direct to Consumers in Kansas - Updated January 2022
Regulations and food safety best practices for vendors and farmers market managers and also selling food direct to consumers. This includes information from the Kansas Department of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension.
