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Food safety

Programs

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Food Preservation

The Food Preservation program provides up-to-date, research-based procedural recommendations, tested recipes, and hands-on workshops that assist the consumer in safely preserving produce and other products.

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Food Safety

The goals of the Food Safety program include educating consumers on safe food handling in food preparation and food preservation, and educating farmers and farmers market vendors on food safety and regulatory compliance.

Resources

A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety: Severe Storms and Hurricanes

From the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Foodborne Outbreaks

During a multistate foodborne disease outbreak, CDC serves as lead coordinator between public health partners to detect the outbreak, define its size and extent, and to identify the source. The goal is to investigate and control outbreaks, and to learn how to prevent similar outbreaks from happening in the future.

Food and Nutrition Information Center

Provides access to a wide range of trustworthy food and nutrition resources.

Food product dating: What do those dates mean?

Food Safety Fact Sheet - We don’t want to serve outdated food, but we also don’t want to throw food away unnecessarily. Here are a few tips for interpreting the confusing food product codes in the US, some of which aren't even related to food safety.

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