National Food Safety Education Month® 2008

Be food safe. Separate.

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	Use one cutting board for raw meat, poultry, and seafood and another for salads and ready-to-eat food.
	Keep raw meat, poultry, and seafood and their juices apart from other food items in your grocery cart.
	Store raw meat, poultry, and seafood in a container or on a plate so juices can't drip on other foods.

Cross-contamination is how bacteria spreads. Keep raw meat, poultry, and seafood and their juices away from ready-to-eat food. The four easy lessons of Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill can help prevent harmful bacteria from making your family sick.

To find out more about food safety, visit befoodsafe.gov
Questions? Visit Ask Karen or call 1-888-MPHotline.

*Distributed by the Partnership for Food Safety Education for use in September 2007 and September 2008 as part of the National Food Safety Education Month^®.

National Food Safety Education Month® is sponsored by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's International Food Safety Council, an initiative focused on heightening the awareness of the importance of food safety education to the restaurant and foodservice industry and supported by many public and private sector organizations.