ServSafe Class

ServSafe Food Protection Course

ServSafe has become the industry standard in food-safety training and is accepted in almost all United Sates jurisdictions that require employee certification.  The program provides accurate, up-to-date information for all levels of employees on all aspects of handling food, from receiving and storing to preparing and serving. 

This course is designed to provide Food Service Managers with updated principles of safe food handling.  The principles learned in this course can be easily applied and practiced by all food service workers.

Successful completion of the course includes a Certificate of Completion from ServSafe and Certification in Food Protection from the Ohio Department of Health.

The next scheduled ServSafe Program begins on Tuesday, January 17th and runs through Tuesday, February 14th 2005. The class meets each week on Tuesday from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Please call the Extension Office at 330-674-3015 for additional details.

We also offer the ServSafe Training for Employees. This 6-hour program is available in several formats and may be tailored to your establishment's needs. Please contact the Extension Office to schedule a program or for more information.

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When Can I Get My Pressure Canner Checked?

Dial Gauge Pressure canners will be tested on the following dates. Testing outside of this schedule is by appointment only.

• Pressure Canner/Cooker Testing

  Testing dates for 2005

  June 27 Holmes Co. OSU Extension Office 9am-3pm

July 20 Mt. Hope Hardware 9am-1pm

July 21 Lehman's Hardware, Kidron 9am-1pm

August 1 Holmes Co. OSU Extension Office 9am-3pm

August 29 Holmes Co. OSU Extension Office 9am-3pm

September 21 Mt. Hope Hardware 9am-1pm

September 22 Lehman's Hardware, Kidron 9am-1pm

Testing will take approximately 10-15 minutes. Please plan to stay while your canner/cooker is being evaluated. We will evaluate both dial and weighted gauge pressure canners and cookers for safety. Dial gauges will also be evaluated for accuracy.

There is a $2.00 fee for this service.

For more information about food preservation, please contact the Extension office or check out http://www.homefoodpreservation.com . This is a CSREES-USDA funded project based at the University of Georgia and has up-to-date information about all aspects of food preservation.

• Food Preservation Workshop scheduled upon request for groups of ten or more contact Kate Shumaker .

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All About Family & Consumer Sciences

The Family & Consumer Sciences program is an extensive program that assists our community in the following areas: 

• Food and Nutrition
• Food Safety and Preservation
• Health & Disease
• Balancing Work and Family 
• Money Management 
• Aging & Understanding Concerns of the Elderly 
• Positive Parenting 
• Single Parent Families 
• Stress Management 
• Time Management 
  

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Connections to Web Sites

The following are some family and consumer sciences, as well as some other interesting, web sites you may find helpful. When you are on-line, just point and click on the link you want to visit.
 

• AAFCS Home Page
• American Dietetic Association
• Ask the Dietitian(sm)
• College Of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University
• Consumer Information from Federal Government
• Cooperative State Research Education & Extension Service
• Dole 5 A Day - Produce for Better Health
• Extension WorkLife Project
• Fast Food Facts - Interactive Food Finder
• Federal Trade Commission
• Fight BAC!
• Food Allergy Network
• Food and Drug Administration Home Page
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Food Safety and Inspection Service
• Healthy Weight Network
• Manage Your Money
• The National Assoc. For Family & Community Education
• Netwellness
• Newsletters: Senior Hotline, Marriage Matters, Positive Parenting and Lifetime
• Nutrient Data Laboratory
• Nutrient Data Laboratory Food Composition Data
• Ohioline - OSU Information
• Ohio State University Extension Family & Consumer Sciences
• Partnership for Healthy Weight
• Senior Series Factsheet Index
• US Department of Agriculture

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OSU Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, disability, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, or veteran status.

Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Director, OSU Extension TDD No. 800-589-8292 (Ohio only) or 614-292-1868

Updated:  September, 2005