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Find great food safety resources developed specifically for use in the USDA's Child Nutrition Programs from the Food and Nutrition Service.

Biosecurity Checklist for School Food Service Programs: Developing a Biosecurity Management Plan
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
This booklet presents a wide array of guidelines and suggestions on how to form a school food service biosecurity management team, use a checklist to prioritize measures to strengthen biosecurity, and create a biosecurity management plan.

Schools Fight Bac! (PDF|873 KB)
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Includes a Fight Bac! poster specifically designed for schools, as well as food safety games and activities. Also available in Spanish.

Keeping Kids Safe- A Guide for Safe Food Handling and Sanitation for Child Care Providers (PDF|266 KB)
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
Booklet designed for child care providers as a quick and easy reference for food safety and sanitation. Each page is designed to be reproduced and can be used as a handout in training, included in a newsletter for staff or parents, or posted on the wall as a daily reminder.

Child Care Centers Fight Bac! (PDF|705 KB)
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Includes a Fight Bac! poster specifically designed for child care centers, as well as food safety games and activities. Also available in Spanish.

Serving it Safe, 2nd Edition
National Food Service Management Institute.
Manual describes why food safety is important and gives guidance on how food service personnel can assure the preparation and service of safe foods. Provides information based on the 2001 Food Code. The Instructor's Guide is also available.

Summer Meals Fight Bac! (PDF|198 KB)
USDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Includes a Fight Bac! poster specifically designed for summer feeding programs, in both English and Spanish.

Building Blocks for Fun and Healthy Meals
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
A reference booklet on food safety and sanitation for child care providers. Scroll down and click on Appendix J.

Thermy Image Library
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Provides a chart of minimum internal temperatures and holding times featuring the Thermy™ image. Available in English and Spanish and in various sizes.

Last Modified: Jun 20, 2008


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