Print Resources

The Clemson University Home and Garden Information Center is a source of over 100 food safety fact sheets.  All are available free of charge.  To access the list of available publications, go to the HGIC website.  Publications on additional topics of interest to consumers in the areas of food preservation, foods, and food safety are listed below.

HGIC website

Food Preservation Publications

• Boiling Water Canners (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Canning Overview (NC State University)
• Canning Breads and Cakes (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Canning Fruit (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Canning Vegetables (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Chocolate Sauce Safety (University of Georgia)
• Curing Meats (University of Georgia)
• Drying Foods (University of Georgia)
• Flavored Vinegars and Oils (Colorado State University)
• Freezing Animal Foods (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Freezing Overview (University of Georgia)
• Freezing Prepared Foods (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Fruit Recipes (University of Georgia)
• Freezing Instructions for Individual Foods (University of Georgia)
• Freezing Vegetables (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Garlic (University of California, Davis -- PDF file)
• Home Food Preservation Desk Reference (NC State University)
• Jams and Jellies (NC State University -- PDF file)
• Jams and Jellies, Uncooked Products (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Jellied Products without Added Sugar (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Jelly Recipes (University of Georgia)
• Jerky (University of Georgia)
• Lemon Curd (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Peppers (University of California, Davis -- PDF file)
• Pickling Not Just for Cucumbers Anymore (University of Georgia)
• Pressure Canners (University of Georgia)
• Salsa (NC State University -- PDF file)
• Sauerkraut (Pennsylvania State University -- PDF file)
• Smoking Fish (Oregon State University -- PDF file)
• Smoking Fish Canning (Oregon State University -- PDF file)
• Starting Your Own Business (University of Georgia)
• Tomatoes (University of Georgia -- PDF file)
• Tomato Recipes (University of Georgia)
• Vegetable Recipes (University of Georgia)

Food Safety Publications

• AIDS (FDA)
• Alfalfa Sprouts (University of California, Davis -- PDF file)
• Apple Cider Pasteurization (Washington State University)
• Chronically Ill (Clemson University -- PDF file)
• Cleaning Out Your Pantry (Clemson University)
• Food Storage Guidelines for Consumers (Virginia Polytechnic University -- PDF file)
• Guidelines for Assembling No Cook Food Bags (Clemson University)
• Home Pasteurization of Milk (Ohio State University)
• Increase Shelf Life of Your Food -- Check Your Refrigerator (NC State University -- PDF file)
• Keeping Food Safe to Eat at Home (NC State University -- PDF file)
• Keeping Food Safe at Big Events (NC State University -- PDF file)
• Making Your Own Baby Food (University of Maine)
• Meetings, Events and Gatherings (Clemson University)
• Microbiological Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (NC State University -- PDF file)
• Pesticide Residues on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (NC State University -- PDF file)
• Pests and Stored Foods (NC State University)
• pH values of common foods (FDA)
• Power Outages (Clemson University -- PDF file)
• Safe Handling of Ground Meat (NC State University -- PDF file)
• Shopping (Clemson University)
• Storage Instructions for Vegetables (NC State University)
• Tips on Mailing Foods (Clemson University -- PDF file)
• Vacuum Packaging Food at Home (University of Georgia)

Foods Publications

• Cooking Terms
• Substitutions -- a list of substitutions for common ingredients (NC State University)
• Yogurt Making (University of Georgia)

Spanish-language Food Safety

• Canning Vegetables (Extension -- PDF file)
• Cantaloupe, Safe Handling (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Consumer Food Safety, Ten Tips (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Fight BAC! (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
• Food Safety in Hurricanes and Floods (Clemson University -- PDF file)
• Freezing Fruits and Vegetables (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Fruits and Vegetables, Safe Handling (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Home Canning Fruits and Tomatoes (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Irradiation (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Keeping Food Safe (California Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Preserving Peppers (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Storage, Safe Home (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Strawberries, Safe Handling (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Ten Least Wanted Pathogens (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
• Tomatoes, Safe Handling (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)
• Washing Fruits and Vegetables (Texas Cooperative Extension -- PDF file)

If you have questions, contact Dr. Angela Fraser, Associate Professor/Food Safety Education Specialist, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

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