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Thermy LogoThermy Campaign
USDA. Food Safety Inspection Service.
Learn about proper cooking temperatures when handling food through this educational resource.
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Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Includes general guidelines and frequently asked questions. Covers emergency situations such as flood, fire, and power outages and charts on when to save food and when to throw it out.
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Packaged fishWhat You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration; Environmental Protection Agency.
Recommendations for safe consumption of seafood for women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers and young children.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Food Safety
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Frequently Asked Questions on food safety from the Meat and Poultry Hotline.
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Keep Your Food Safe
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
Educate yourself on food safety techniques such as purchasing safe food, practicing safe handling while in the kitchen, and properly storing food and leftovers.
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Food Safety Quiz
Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Check to see how safe your food preparation practices are.
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Pressure cannerNational Center for Home Food Preservation
National Center for Home Food Preservation.
Learn about safe canning, freezing, curing and other forms of home food preservation.
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Food Safety for Persons with AIDS
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
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Ten Steps to a Safe Kitchen
Iowa State University Extension.
Provides 10 tips to keep the kitchen safe and clean.
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Consumer Handling and Seafood Safety
University of Delaware. Delaware Sea Grant.
Find out how to select, prepare, and store seafood properly to avoid foodborne illness.
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Can You Freeze These Foods?
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
Learn how to freeze food properly for later use.
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Carton of eggsPlaying It Safe With Eggs
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Learn how to select, cook, and store eggs to avoid contamination aand complications with foodborne illness.
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4 Ways to Make Safer Food Selections: Your Guide to Safer Eating Out and Taking Out
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
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Thermy and a microwaveCooking Safely in the Microwave Oven
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
Information on safely cooking, reheating and thawing in the microwave.
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Mail Order Food Safety
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Learn how to avoid foodborne illness when ordering food items through the mail.
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Picnicking childrenPicnicking Tips for Summertime Food Safety
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
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Safe Bag Lunches
Massachusetts Partnership for Food Safety Education.
Fact sheet with tips on keeping food in bag lunches safe. Also available in other languages, including Chinese, Greek, Haitian, Khmer, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Vietnamese.
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Mad Cow Disease: Questions and Answers Regarding Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD)
DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Learn about bovine spongiform encephalopathy and its prevelence in the United States. Also see information on Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease.
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Acrylamide Questions and Answers
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Learn about acrylamide--including what it is, where it's found, and what the FDA is doing to learn more about it.
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