Resources
State regulatory agency
Georgia Department of Agriculture – http://agr.georgia.gov/index.html
Food Safety Division – http://agr.georgia.gov/foodsafety.aspx
Food manufacturing compliance – http://agr.georgia.gov/manufactured-foods.aspx
Licensing information – http://agr.georgia.gov/licenses.aspx
Business plan review – http://agr.georgia.gov/business-plan-reviews.aspx
Label requirement guidelines – http://agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/ag_consumerprotection/administration/files/Food-Labels-Brochure-01-2016.pdf
Starting a Food Business – http://agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/ag_consumerprotection/administration/files/2016-Starting-a-Food-Business-Brochure.pdf
Federal regulatory agency
FDA- https://www.fda.gov/Food/default.htm
How to start a food business – https://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Industry/ucm322302.htm
FDA food labeling guidelines – https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/GuidanceRegulation/UCM265446.pdf
Small food compliance guidelines – https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/UCM526507.pdf
State support agencies
UGA Food Extension Service – Athens – http://extension.uga.edu/programs-services/food-science.html
FoodPIC – Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center UGA Griffin – http://www.caes.uga.edu/research/centers-institutes/food-pic.html
Georgia Grown – https://www.georgiagrown.com
Best Practices
Guidelines for processing food safely – http://www.agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/ag_consumerprotection/processing_plants/files/Guidelines-for-Food-Processing-Safety.pdf
Acidified food processing in Georgia – http://efsonline.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Acidified-Foods-in-Georgia.pdf
Sampling food – http://agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/ag_foodSafety/outreach/Retail_Guidance/Best-Practices-for-Sampling-Food-at-Events.pdf
Food on the move – http://agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/outreach/fightbac-foodsafetyonthemoveinsummermonths.pdf
Food recalls- video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFkXpCZQOl4&feature=youtu.be
http://agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/outreach/fightbac-faq,foodrecallterms.pdf
http://agr.georgia.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/ag_foodSafety/outreach/GDA_recalls_what_to_Look_For.pdf
Suggested readings
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Marketing support materials
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Packaging tips
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Food show tips
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Distribution/Broker tips
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