Food Safety in the Home

Even though most people know the basics of food safety, people still become infected with foodborne illnesses by practicing unsafe behaviors in their kitchen. They may not always put these theories into practice. In order to decrease associated food safety risks at home, consumers must learn more about how food becomes unsafe to consume and modify their current beliefs and behaviors.

Subtopics

• Choosing Safe Foods
• Disaster Food Safety
• Drinking Water
• Food Allergies
• Food Safety (FAR transcripts)
• Food Safety series
• Food Safety Issues
• Food Storage and Preservation
• Foodborne Illness
• Handling and Preparing Food

Publications

• Cleaning and Sanitizing the Kitchen: Using Inexpensive Household Food-Safe Products
• Food Safety Within the Household
• Keeping Food Safe: Choosing and Using Food Thermometers in Homes
• Keeping Food Safe: Preparing and Cooking
• Keeping Food Safe: Shopping and Transporting Foods
• Keeping Food Safe: Special Tips for Potluck Parties

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