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| Fight Bac!
Partnership for Food Safety Education.
An interactive and educational web site that teaches children the proper way to wash their hands through interactive games, educational music, downloadable activities, educational materials for teachers and program information for parents. |
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| Thermy for Kids
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Food safety education site highlights the importance that temperature plays in food safety and includes downloadable educational materials, fact sheets, and more in English and Spanish. |
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| Food Safety Mobile Game
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Interactive and educational game teaches children how to keep food safe. |
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| NSF Scrub Club
NSF International.
Extensive hand washing site for children featuring songs, videos, games, a villain gallery of common bacteria, and more! Also provides a section for parents and teachers. |
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| Kids, Teens and Educators
FDA. CFSAN. FoodSafety.gov.
Provides a list of federal, state, and local government food safety web sites appropriate for children, teens, and educators. |
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| Food Safety Games
Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Features four games: Food Safety Wheel, the Safe Temperature Game, and the Safe Meal Preparation Game, and Clean the Counter. Also available in French. |
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| Infection Detection Protection
American Museum of Natural History.
Interactive and educational games show what causes infections, how they are detected, and what can be done to avoid them. |
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| Food Safety Music
University of California.
Humorous parodies of popular songs rewritten to teach food safety. |
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| Kids World - Food Safety
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Includes the Serve Up a Safe BBQ exercise, the Bad Bug Book, a coloring book, and food safety facts, quizzes, and links. |
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| Calamity Kitchen
Food and Drink Federation. Foodlink.(United Kingdom).
Provides an interactive game where the viewer can identify poor food preparation or storage practices and offers related information about proper food handling. |
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| Microbe World
American Society for Microbiology.
Site provides information on current issues in microbiology, teacher resources, and hands on activities adaptable for all ages. |
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| Cook It Safely
FDA. CFSAN. FoodSafety.gov.
A variety of ideas and tools for organizing food safety education activities and events for various age groups and includes media materials, brochures, fact sheets, and games and activities. |
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Last Modified: Jun 19, 2008 |
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