Why Participate?
The goal of the Fight BAC!® campaign is to educate consumers on the four simple practices they can use to fight foodborne bacteria (BAC) and reduce their risk of becoming sick:  clean, separate, cook and chill.  Your efforts to participate in the national Fight BAC!® campaign will help us raise awareness so that all consumers know what they can do to reduce the risk of foodborne illness for themselves and their families.  

Get Out The Word
The many materials you can download on this website are intended for you to help educate your community through the local media, community and senior centers, health fairs and other local events about how to Fight BAC!®  Look in this section and in the Fight BAC! Downloads section for resources:   

Sample Press Release for you to reformat on your own news release letterhead.  Remember to put the name and phone number of a person in your organization whom the media can call for more information.  Also, in the body of the release remember to add your organization's name.  If you use quotes be sure to obtain approval before you attribute them to one of your spokespersons.
Reproducible Brochure Use this brochure created in 2005 by the Partnership for Food Safety Education to distribute through your community center, local clinics and health centers, schools, businesses and at Fall festivals and health fairs.  
Camera-Ready Logo Art Use this artwork featuring BAC! to create materials - posters, t-shirts, signs, banners and promotional giveaway items.  
Newsletter Article Use this short article (below) for your non-profit organization, company, or school newsletter.  Let your members and employees know that it is important to Fight BAC!® to reduce risk of foodborne illness.

September is National Food Safety Education Month.  As a member of the extended (ORGANIZATION) family we want to help your family avoid foodborne illness.  Here are a few simple practices from the Fight BAC! campaign you should keep top-of-mind when preparing food at home:
Clean: wash hands with warm water and soap for twenty seconds before and after handling food.  Teach your kids that it is really important to wash hands before and after handling food, after using the bathroom and after handling pets.
Separate: keep raw meat, poultry, seafood and their juices away from ready-to-eat foods.  Use one cutting board for fresh produce and another for raw meat, poultry and seafood.
Cook: cook foods to a safe internal temperature and use a food thermometer.  Print the Fight BAC! Heat It Up chart of safe internal cooking temperatures.
Chill: Refrigerate or freeze meat, poultry, eggs and other perishables as soon as you get them home from the store.  Keep a constant refrigerator temperature of 40 degrees F or below and use an appliance thermometer to monitor the refrigerator temperature.
Want to teach your children more about food safety?  Go to www.fightbac.org where you will find activity and coloring sheets, posters and other materials for the entire family.  Get your kids to love washing their hands!  Check out the fun at the Scrub Club at www.scrubclub.org.

Do you want to share news about your community's food safety education efforts? The Partnership for Food Safety Education would love to hear from you with a description and a photo from your food safety community event!  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Be sure to include a contact name, organization and telephone number.