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Food Safety

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Are you ready for the possibility of a natural or other disaster at your school or child care center? Find all the tools you need to be prepared for these types of events. Includes sections for:
Reference DeskResources at the National Agricultural Library
Find resources in the NAL collection related to emergency preparedness. For information on borrowing materials, please see the NAL Web site.
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Emergency Preparedness and Management
USDA. NAL. Food Safety Information Center.
A list of resources available on emergency preparedness.
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Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
A checklist to help you prepare now for sudden emergencies.
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Food Protection Education Resource Database
National Center for Food Protection and Defense.
The purpose of the database is to make food protection and defense educational and informational resources more accessible in a single location.
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Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Fact sheet with tips for emergency food safety that includes frequently asked questions and a chart on how long to keep frozen and refrigerated food during an emergency.
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Disaster Services Alternate Language Materials
American Red Cross.
Information on emergency preparedness and planning in the following languages: Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
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Emergency Management Satellite Seminar
National Food Service Management Institute
This satellite seminar provides structure for developing an emergency management plan for dealing with natural disasters, equipment and power failure, as well as biosecurity in school food service.
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Ready.Gov
United States Department of Homeland Security.
Provides information on communication with schools professionals and daycare providers about emergency response plans.
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Food Safety During Power Outages in Food Establishments
Minnesota Department of Health.
Provides recommendations for food safety during an extended power outage (more than two hours) in a food service establishment.
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Food Surveillance and Salvage Following Disasters
Houston Department of Health and Human Services.
Details procedure for destruction, detention and reconditioning of food, as well as cleaning and repair of mechanical equipment.
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Disaster Readiness
North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
Includes information for water safety, power outages, hurricanes, floods, fires, tornadoes, and earthquakes.
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Disaster Assistance
FoodSafety.gov.
FoodSafety.gov is a gateway web site that provides links to selected government food safety-related information.
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Food and Water in an Emergency  (PDF|589 KB)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Topics include emergency outdoor water sources, ways to purify water, how to cook when the power goes out, and more.
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No Power? Now What?  (PDF|113 KB)
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health.
Two-page fact sheet on what to do after a power outage, intended for restaurant and other food service establishments.
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Food Safety and Security: What Consumers Need to Know
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Guidance on how to keep your home and family safe from food safety-related emergencies.
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Last Modified: Oct 17, 2008  
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