Food Safety Web Resources

State and Federal Agencies | Local Health Departments | Associations |  Educational Outreach

Department of Health Links

• A-Z Topics and Publications

External Links

State and Federal Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food Safety Office

  • Foodborne Disease in the United States, CDC

  • Food-Related Illness and Death in the United States, CDC Emerging Infectious Disease -1999

• Food Recall Information, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Gateway to Government Food Safety Information 

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA

  • Food Safety Information Center, USDA

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety (FDA)

  • Office of Regulatory Affairs' University, FDA

    Free training to state, local, and tribal regulatory partners

  • Retail Food Program, Food Service and Retail Food Stores, FDA

• Washington State Department of Agriculture

  Food processors, wholesale food suppliers, dairy farms, custom meat facilities, and eggs

• Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

  Workplace rights, safety, claims, and teen workers

• Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

  Child care centers, adult and family homes

• Washington State Liquor Control Board

  Alcohol and tobacco

Local Health Departments

• Local Health Department, Food Safety Contacts

Associations

• Association of Food and Drug Officials

• National Environmental Health Association

• Washington Food Industry

• Washington Restaurant Association 

• Washington State Environmental Health Association

Educational Outreach

• Bad Bug Book, FDA

  A handbook that provides basic facts about E. coli, Salmonella, and other foodborne pathogens

• Fight Bac!, Partnership for Food Safety Education

  Partnerships for food safety education offers materials for consumers, media, and health professionals

• Food Safety Education, USDA

  • Is It Done Yet? USDA and FDA  

    Educational campaign promoting the use of food thermometers

  • Be Food Safe, USDA

    A campaign to educate consumers about preventing foodborne illness through four easy lessons of Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill

  • Egg Products Preparation, USDA

    Two facts sheets on safe preparation of eggs, Egg Products and Food Safety and Shell Eggs from Farm to Table. Available in Spanish

  • Emergency Preparedness, USDA

    Fact sheets and video clips on keeping food safe during an emergency. Available in Spanish

  • Seasonal Food Safety, USDA

    Fact sheets covering seasonal food safety topics, such as Barbecue and Food Safety, Countdown to the Thanksgiving Holiday, Food Safety While Hiking, Camping and Boating, Handling Food Safely on the Road, Mail Order Food Safety, Turkey Basics, and Cooking for Groups. Available in Spanish

• Food Safety Information Center, FDA and USDA

  Food materials databases, graphics, education stories, and non-English resources

• National Food Safety Education Month

  September is National Food Safety Education Month. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundations and others have promotion materials to support local activities.

• National Coalition for Food-Safe Schools 

  School food safety information and resources

• School Network for Absentee Prevention (SNAP)

  A hands-on initiative designed to help keep students in school by improving overall health through promoting clean hands

• WSU Extension - Food Safety

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