Food Safety
We provide educational resources and materials, including online certifications for Texas food handlers, to help both consumers and professionals follow the most up-to-date food safety best practices. Common topics include safe food handling, preparation, cooking, serving and storing.
Related Departments: Food Science & Technology, Nutrition

Food Safety Education Program

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Turn your home kitchen into a legal cottage food business. This 45-minute online course is designed to educate those wanting to start a cottage food operation in Texas. It covers the 2025 Texas Cottage Food Operations Law, food safety, and labeling rules. Learn what you can sell, where to sell it, and how to stay compliant.
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This course meets the training requirement related to animal food hygiene and food safety and address the following: FSMA requirements including training and documentation; Importance of employee health and personal hygiene; and Responsibilities of supervisors, management and employees involved feed manufacturing.
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After a disaster, cooking can be a challenge. This 24-page downloadable cookbook provides 3 days’ worth of recipes using shelf-stable foods and safe cooking methods when the power is out.
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In this course, behaviors supporting a healthful weight in children will be discussed in context of their supporting research and recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Sample preschool eating patterns recommended by the USDA MyPlate will also be discussed.
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Food safety is just as important during special activities as it is at home or in the lunchroom. This online course helps teachers understand the importance of food safety during events that are not regular occurrences.
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Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are intended to help prevent microbial, chemical and physical contamination of fresh produce at the farm level up to and including harvest. By adopting and implementing GAPs, you can identify the areas of highest risk and then start practices to prevent contamination from occurring.
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This food handler course in Spanish, accredited with the Texas Department of State Health Services, will allow food service employees, cottage food business operators, or others to meet the requirement of having a food handler or food safety course. Participants will learn basic food safety practices for the preparation of food.
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Want to boost your beef sales? Our three-hour online course is perfect for you! Learn all about the legal and economic considerations for selling beef directly to customers.
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Working in child care is both meaningful and challenging. In this course, you’ll learn the right way to handle breast milk, formula, and other foods to reduce the risk of foodborne illness. We’ll cover essential food safety practices to help you create a clean, safe environment for infants and young children.
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This course is intended for child care providers, parents, families, and other professionals that have children with special nutritional needs. It goes over what the parents of children with special medical conditions need to provide the child care providers in order for them to properly care for the children.