Food Preservation and Food Safety

Food preservation is a constantly changing science. For food safety reasons it is important to follow the most current methods to insure food safety and prevent food spoilage and food borne illnesses.

Please note that all of the following Food Preservation articles are on the UW Extension Publications web site and are in PDF format .

Food Preservation Publications

• Canning Fruits Safety
• Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry & Fish Safety
• Canning Salsa Safely
• Canning Vegetables Safely
• Freezing Fruits & Vegetables
• Freezing Home-Prepared Foods 
• Grill It Safely
• Homemade Pickles & Relishes
• Keeping Food Safe
• Make Your Own Sauerkraut
• Making Jams, Jellies & Fruit Preserves
• *NEW! The “Pickle Bill”
• New! Questions and Answers About Wisconsin’s Pickle Bill
• Tomatoes Tart & Tasty
• Using and Caring for a Pressure Canner 
• Venison Information 
• Wisconsin’s Wild Game: Enjoying the Harvest  

Additional Food Preservation Resources

• USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning
• Fresh Preserving (Ball Canning)
• Steps in Food Preservation (video)
• So Easy to Preserve
• National Center for Home Food Preservation
• Recommended Canners
• Using and Caring for a Pressure Canner

Food Safety Links

• Be Food Safe
• FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
• Fight BAC!
• Food & Nutrition Information Center (USDA National Agricultural Library)
• Food Safety and Health
• Food Safety – Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
• Partnership for Food Safety Education – FightBac!
• USDA Food Safety Information
• UW-Extension Food and Nutrition publications