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Safe food handling is important at home, in the community, and in your business. Learn how to guard against allergen exposures and handle food safely to prevent food-borne illnesses.

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Increasing Food Safety on the Farm with Good Agricultural Practices

This manual assists specialty crop growers who have an interest in increasing food safety on their farm, documenting good agricultural practices, or becoming certified through the USDA’s Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling…

Is Food In My Kitchen a Safety Hazard?

Follow these food handling guidelines to prevent foodborne illness.

Keep Food Safe at Community Dinners and Potlucks

Safe food handling is important, especially when groups of people are fed at community events. Temperature control is a critical issue for volunteer food handlers. keep food safe when preparing and serving food to large groups.

Keep Food Safe During Grilling Season

Keep your grill season safe with the guidelines outlined in this publication.

Keep Food Safe During Summer Picnics

Although mosquitoes and flies can be annoying pests at picnics, the "bugs" you can't see, such as harmful bacteria, are a bigger problem. Use these tips to beat bacteria at your summer picnic.

Keep Food Safe from Store to Storage: Shopping Food Safety Facts

Plan your trip around the grocery store, and make it the last stop before going home. Use a shopping list. Shop for nonperishable foods first, followed by frozen and refrigerated items such as meats, fish, eggs, dairy products and deli…

Keep Food Safe in Temporary Food Stands

Safe Food handling is important, especially when serving food to the public at temporary food stands. Don't let foodborne illness from improperly handled food spoil your next event.

Keep Food Safe when Camping and Hiking

Summer is a great time to enjoy the outdoors. Follow these tips to keep food safe while you're enjoying the great outdoors.

Keep Hot Foods Hot and Cold Foods Cold: A Consumer Guide to Thermometers and Safe Temperatures

Bacteria are found nearly everywhere, including in most foods. Bacteria double in number every 10 to 30 minutes when exposed to ideal temperatures, pH, nutrients or moisture levels.  
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