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National
Food
Safety
Education
Month®
2005
For Food Safety, Keep it ... CLEAN!
Right now there may be an invisible enemy ready to strike. He's called
BAC (bacteria) and he can make you sick. But you have the power to Fight BAC!®
and keep your food safe.
Check out the ways you can Fight BAC!®
- Wash your hands and surfaces often.
- Wash your hands with soap and warm water.
- Wash your hands:
- before you make or eat a snack or meal,
- after playing with pets, and
- after using the bathroom.
- Wash fruits and vegetables with cold water before you eat them.
- Always use clean knives, forks, spoons, and plates.
- Always use a clean plate. Cooked foods should not be placed on the same
plate that held raw meat, poultry, or fish.
- Only put food on clean surfaces. Never put your sandwiches or snacks on
a dirty table or counter.
- Put backpacks and books on the floor. Don't put them on the kitchen
table or counters.
Kids, complete this puzzle to see how much you have learned about fighting
BAC!
DOWN
1. Place your _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on the floor, not on the kitchen counter or table.
2. Always use clean knives, spoons, plates, and _ _ _ _ _.
3. Use cold water to wash fruits and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
ACROSS
4. Place _ _ _ _ _ _ foods on a clean plate.
5. Wash your hands with warm water and _ _ _ _.
6. Counters should be _ _ _ _ _ if you put food on them.
7. Wash your hands after playing with _ _ _ _.
* Distributed May 2002 for use in September 2002 as
part of the International Food Safety Council's National Food Safety Education
Month®.
* Also distributed by the Partnership
for Food Safety Education
for use in September
2005 as part of the National Food Safety Education
Month®.
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