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Food Safety
This list provides links to a range of sites, all or most of which are owned by organizations other than the University of Massachusetts Extension, owner of the site you are now reading. The UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program provides a variety of food safety resources from farm to table for diverse audiences.
In addition, Online Support for New England Food Entrepreneurs, created by the New England Food Safety Consortium, provides information and resources on every aspect of running a specialty food business.
The links below have been selected with the intention of providing high-quality, non-biased information suitable for the general public. However, UMass Extension offers and suggests no guarantees as to the accuracy or usefulness of the information provided by other organizations and websites.
Food Safety Favorites
Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
Searchable site with news and safety alerts, consumer advice, information
on foodborne pathogens, links to national food safety programs and other government
agencies.
USDA Food Safety Education and Consumer Information
USDA Food Safety Inspection Services publications organized by subject,
by audience, and alphabetically. Many available in Spanish and other languages.
US FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Information on many food-safety related topics including press releases
on current issues and the Bad Bug Book.
US Health and Human Services - Centers for Disease Control
Information on foodborne and waterborne illnesses, their prevention, diagnosis,
and treatment. Information on hot topics such as antibiotic resistance, irradiation
of foods, genetically modified foods, and others.
FightBAC™ The Partnership for Food
Safety Education
Food safety information for educators, consumers, and media. Information
on seasonal food safety, basic food safety information, community activities
and activities for kids, as well as links to other food safety sites and resources.
Food Safe Schools
This Web site is a product of the collaboration between public and private
organizations working to improve school food safety. Links are provided to
many of the member Web pages and other sites containing food safety materials
and resources for children, parents, educators, and school food service staff.
International Food Information Council Foundation
Nutrition and food safety information. Entire site in English and Spanish.
Canning and other Home Food Preservation
All About Food: Cooking, Canning, Recipes
Links to information on food storage and preservation, along with cooking
and meal planning information. Links to the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning.
Home Food Preservation
Name the food and the searchable database will suggest safe and effective
preservation methods. Site includes USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning (complete
text).
National Center for Home Food Preservation
Up-to-date research-based recommendations for home food preservation. Site
includes a free, self-paced, online course for those wanting to learn more
about home canning and preservation. Some information available in Spanish.
Food Preservation and Safety
Fact sheets in HTML and PDF formats covering general information about
canning foods plus information on different methods of preserving some fruits
and vegetables.
Home Canning
Canning basics are described and illustrated; recipes and articles. Searchable
database of frequently asked questions. Sponsored by Ball and Kerr. Available
in English or French.
Special Topics - Fact Sheets
Food Safety for the Mothers and Babies
Listeriosis and Pregnancy: A Food Safety Concern
Listeriosis and Pregnancy: What is Your Risk?
Protect Your Baby and Yourself From Listeriosis
Listeriosis and Pregnancy: A Food Safety Concern
Listeriosis: Una Preocupacion Para las Mujeres Embarazadas
Food Safety for Children
Food Safety at Home, School, and When Eating Out Coloring Book
Full-page drawings that can be printed and colored.
Food Safety for the Elderly
To Your Health! Food Safety for Seniors
Clemson Extension - Food Safety for the Elderly
Food Safety for the Chronically Ill
Clemson Extension - Food Safety for the Chronically Ill
Eating Defensively: Food Safety Advice for Persons With AIDS
Food Safety – Alphabetical Listing
Eat Well, Eat Safe (available in English and French)
A one-stop location to answer the questions of farmers, food processors,
food retailers, consumers, educators, students, and anyone interested in food
safety issues. Food and health professionals staff a comprehensive, bilingual
information center, including a food safety telephone answer-line, which recognizes
the diverse opinions of callers while assisting them in the development of
their own informed choices about food safety issues.
Food: Safety, Nutrition, and Preparation - University of Nebraska Cooperative
Extension
Hot topics plus games, quizzes, posters, PowerPoint presentations and publications.
Food Handling and Storage
HTML and PDF fact sheets on safe handling and storage, food safety for
a crowd, holiday meals, and special topics: food safety and pregnancy, mothers
and babies, the elderly, the chronically ill; illnesses related to food; and
food storage during emergencies.
The Food Safety Campaign's Education Pages
Food safety with an Australian accent. Informative and fun. Searchable
fact sheets, tips, and "bug bible."
Food Safety from Farm to Table
This site provides information on food safety and quality for consumers,
educators, and students. Includes the "Pathogen of the Day" and
up-to-the-minute food safety news. Some information available in Spanish.
Food Safety Music
For something completely different... parodies of popular songs with new,
food safety lyrics, accessed from the website as RealPlayer streaming audio
files. Lyrics and PowerPoint display available for each tune. Created by a
University of California Davis food toxicologist. Try "I Will Survive" or "Mantenga
Bien La Comida."
Foodlink
Tour the "Calamity Kitchen" or take the quiz in this fun, interactive
site. Free downloadable Factfiles and images. The A-Z of Food Safety takes
you from how Animals and Aprons affect food safety to Zapping those germs
and Zero-risk situations.
Home Food Safety - It's in Your Hands
The American Dietetic Association and ConAgra Foods Foundation's site with
timely food safety tips to keep you and your family safe.
Medline Plus: Food Safety
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes
of Health. Covers many aspects of food safety, including research, law and
policy, and statistics. Available in Spanish.
National Food Safety Database
Consumer-related, educator-related, and industry-related information. Some
information available in Spanish.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
Information on food safety organisms of concern and hot topics in food
safety.
Nutrition.gov
Information for caregivers, consumers, health care workers, kids and teens,
parents, researchers, and teachers. Search the National Agricultural Library,
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is the public health agency
in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the
nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe,
wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. Some information available
in Spanish.
University
of Massachusetts Extension Nutrition Education Program: Food Safety
Fact sheets, pamphlets, posters, as well as training guides and curriculum.
Many are available in several languages.
