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    Howdy! Celebrating its 14 th Anniversary! SepticSmart Week 2026: September 14-18, 2026 SepticSmart Week is an annual event that occurs the third week of September. YOU can bring attention to the importance of caring for and ...

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    Hi, Tara. Our Professional Food Handler books might be a helpful resource for your participants. Beyond supporting the training, the books could be used as a reference attendees can keep and use later if questions come up while they're working in ...

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    Setting up a temporary ware-washing station is a good activity. Plus, it will give them a chance to set up the correct ppm for sanitizer. Another good activity is finding 10-15 look alike products and place them in a jar and have them identify them. This ...

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    It's approved by the FDA and generally considered safe. Annatto or some extract is being used in at least 32 commercially produced items such as cheeses, baked goods, snacks, and many other foods, and appears on labels as annatto, annatto extract, bixin, ...

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    Does anyone have additional knowledge about this seed being used as a food coloring alternative? A retail food facility wants to use this as part of a recipe and reached out about allergen concerns. In our initial research we found that " Annatto is ...