Food safety resources
February 1, 1997 2 minutes read
Food safety resources
The following organizations and government agencies provide free or inexpensive brochures on food safety that you can use to help put together an inservice:
• The American Dietetic Association, 216 West Jackson Blvd., Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, sells brochures on food safety in packets of 25 for $6.25, plus $4.95 shipping and handling. These brochures include: "Safe Keeping for Safe Eating," "Safe Cooking for Safe Eating," and "Foodborne Illness at Home: How and Why What You Eat Can Make You Sick." Telephone: (312) 899-0040. Fax: (312) 899-4899.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333. To order free electronic copies of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, send an e-mail message to <[email protected]> or to http://www. cdc.gov/ or from the CDC’s file transfer protocol server at ftp.cdc.gov. To subscribe for paper copy or to purchase a copy of the special report: "Surveillance for Foodborne-Disease Outbreaks — United States, 1988-1992," contact Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Telephone: (202) 512-1800.
• U.S. General Services Administration, Consumer Information Center, offers the following brochures: "Can Your Kitchen Pass the Food Safety Test?" (1995, FDA) 584C. Free; "Eating Defensively: Food Safety Advice for People with AIDS." (1992. FDA) 518C. Free; "Food Allergies: Rare but Risky." (1994, FDA) 519C. Free; "Quick Consumer Guide to Safe Food Handling." (1991. USDA) 523C. Free. To order the brochures and a free catalog, mail order to S. James, Consumer Information - 6D, P.O. Box 100, Pueblo, CO 81002. Enclose $1 for postage. Or fax order to (719) 948-9724. Payment is made by check or money order payable to "Superintendent of Documents" or charged to VISA, MasterCard, or prepaid GPO deposit account. E-mail: http://www. pueblo.gsa.gov or electronic bulletin board system: (202) 208-7679.
• National Live Stock and Meat Board, Education Department, 444 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-9909. The organization sells a "Safe Food Backgrounder," Code #57-700, for $2 per copy. Telephone: (312) 467-5520.
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