Food Safety at Home, School and When Eating Out USDA/Food Safety and Inspection Service The Chef and the Child Foundation FDA/Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition

Dear Parent,

More than 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur each year. Most times, they simply result in a touch of "tummy flu." However, young children are especially susceptible to serious consequences from foodborne illness because their immune systems have not fully developed.

Because it is so important that safe food handling habits be learned at an early age, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and The Chef and the Child Foundation developed this food safety coloring book for children.

The Chef and the Child Foundation is the philanthropic outreach of the American Culinary Federation working toward "a healthier tomorrow" for America's children. USDA is responsible for ensuring that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome, and accurately labeled. FDA is responsible for ensuring that all other foods sold in interstate commerce are safe and accurately labeled.

Each page of this coloring book emphasizes basic safe food handling tips in simple words small children can understand. And the first coloring page features the big green villain "Bac", who is responsible for foodborne illness.

As you know, children are eager to learn and they absorb information very quickly. With your help, this can be an exciting and fun project. After the book is completed, you can sign and present the enclosed certificate to them.

Additional information about the safe handling of food can be found on the Food Safety and Inspection Service Web Site and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Web Site.

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