Links
The following links help consumers and workers in Massachusetts and New England learn more about food safety from farm to table.
GENERAL FOOD SAFETY
- Be Food Safe USDA Consumer Food Safety Campaign
- FightBAC!® The Partnership for Food Safety Education
- Food Safety FIRST Library of University of Massachusetts
- Food Safe Schools
- Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Food Protection Program
- USDA Food Safety Education and Consumer Information
- USDA Education and Training Materials Database
- US FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- US Health and Human Services - Centers for Disease Control
CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING RESOURCES
- Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Small Food Producers in New England
- Massachusetts Food Protection Manager Certification Trainer Directory
- Small Food Processor/Food Entrepreneurs
FOODBORNE ILLNESS
- Bad Bug Book
- Bad Bug Book for Kids
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Disease Information - Foodborne Illness
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Food Protection Program
FOOD DEFENSE
- FDA’s ALERT Campaign
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alerttoc.html
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/defterr.html - USDA’s Emergency Readiness Plans for Schools
- USDA FNS Food Defense Training
HANDWASHING
- Alcohol based hand gels (FDA/CFSAN)
- An Ounce of Prevention
- Clean Hands Campaign
- Food Safety Education - Clean
- Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
- Scrub Club - National Sanitation Foundation
HAZARD ANALYSIS CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS (HACCP)
- HACCP for Foodservice, Meat and Poultry, Juice and Produce, Seafood
- HACCP for Foodservice and Meat Processing
- HACCP for Retail, Juice, Seafood, Dairy
- HACCP Guidance for School Food Authorities
- HACCP Recipes for Schools
- HACCP SOPs for Schools
HACCP-Based Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Iowa State University Extension: HACCP: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Information Center
- Good Manufacturing Practices (FDA, 2004)
INFLUENZA, AVIAN FLU
- CDC Avian Influenza
- USDA Avian Influenza resources
- USDA Lesson Plan in avian flu
- What Consumers Need to Know About Avian Flu
- Other US Government websites:
http://www.avianflu.gov/
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
