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Preventing unwanted "guests" at your summer picnics and BBQs: Food safety tips

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Date

Add to Calendar 2023-07-11 12:00:00 2023-07-11 12:30:00 Preventing unwanted "guests" at your summer picnics and BBQs: Food safety tips The Minnesota picnic and barbecue season offers opportunities for outdoor fun with family and friends. In this session, you will learn how to prevent unwanted guests (foodborne illness-causing bacteria) from crashing your summer events by following safe food transportation, cooking and holding tips. Presenter Amy Johnston is a food safety educator at the University of Minnesota Extension. She develops food safety programming and provides education across the state to empower all Minnesotans to make informed food safety decisions. Amy earned a bachelor of science degree in dietetics and a master’s  in public health nutrition. Prior to joining Extension, she managed healthcare and senior living food service and nutrition operations.  America/Chicago public

Time

Central time

Location

Webinar

Contact

Amy Johnston, Extension educator
ajohn23@umn.edu or 651-480-7704

The Minnesota picnic and barbecue season offers opportunities for outdoor fun with family and friends. In this session, you will learn how to prevent unwanted guests (foodborne illness-causing bacteria) from crashing your summer events by following safe food transportation, cooking and holding tips.

Presenter

Amy Johnston is a food safety educator at the University of Minnesota Extension. She develops food safety programming and provides education across the state to empower all Minnesotans to make informed food safety decisions. Amy earned a bachelor of science degree in dietetics and a master’s  in public health nutrition. Prior to joining Extension, she managed healthcare and senior living food service and nutrition operations. 

Cost

Free

Registration

Registration is required. The webinar will take place on Zoom. 

Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting Julie Larson at larso143@umn.edu two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.

The UMN Wellbeing Program through the Office of Human Resources is offering 200 wellbeing points per webinar for employees and spouses covered by the University's medical insurance.

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