Clean - Wash hands and surfaces often Separate - Don't cross-contaminate Chill - Refrigerate promptly Cook - Cook to proper temperatures

This site provides food safety information and resources for Hawaii’s consumers and families. Find timely information on safe food handling at home and at community events, food storage, and foodborne illness.

PROJECTS

		Food Events: Keep It Safe and Successful (KISS) – basic food safety training and resources for volunteers involved in planning, preparing, or serving large quantities of food for community meals, food fundraisers, youth camps, and school or community events.
		Germ City: Clean Hands Healthy People – a multi-state project to enhance awareness and effectiveness of hand washing through school, workplace and community-based presentations

RESOURCES

• General
  Select from Below Food Safety Checklist for Food Handler Hygiene Be Safe: A Home Guide to Help Keep Food Safe (FN-5) Food Safety for the Holidays (FN-7) Keeping Food Safe Recipe Guideline Checklist How To Spot "Junk Science" Reports (FST-10) Plan Safety Into Your Summer Grilling Pointers On Keeping Picnic Foods Safe (FN-6) Safe Cooking With Microwaves (FST-11) Safe Temporary Food Events The Office Refrigerator What You Should Know About Untreated Juice (FST-4) Food Safety Checklist for Recipes & Cookbooks Food Safety Checklist for Food Fundraisers, Food Shows, and Food Demonstrations Spam Musubi Proper Handling brochure (DOH)

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SPECIFIC FOODS

• Eggs:
• Egg Products Preparation (USDA FSIS)
• Egg Safety (American Egg Board)
• Fruits & Vegetables:
• Produce Fact Sheet
• Safe Handling of Raw Produce and Fresh-Sqeezed Fruit and Vegetable Juices (FDA/CFSAN)
• Meat & Poultry:
• Home Food Safety Tips (ADA)
• Food Safety for Meat, Poultry, And Seafood Lovers (FightBAC!)
• Meat Preparation (USDA FSIS)
• Pork - Keep It Safe (National Pork Board)
• Poultry Preparation – includes information on chicken, duck, goose, farm raised game, rabbit, emu, ostrich, and rhea (USDA FSIS)
• Game Meats (U.S. Government)
• Spam Musubi Proper Handling brochure (DOH)
• Milk & Dairy:
• The Safe Food Chart – Dairy and Raw Egg Products (FDA/CFSAN & National Science Teachers Association)
• Questions about food safety and milk (National Dairy Council)
• Dairy Food Safety (Dairy Spot)
• Seafood:
  • Consumer Advice on Seafood (U.S. Government)
  • Seafood Network Information Center – provides consumer seafood information on purchasing, preparation, preservation, quality, safety, storage, and more (U.C. Davis)
  • Local Guide to Eating Fish Safely (Hawaii Department of Health)

FOOD PRESERVATION AND STORAGE

• National Center for Home Food Preservation – includes information on how to can, freeze, dry, cure and smoke, ferment, make jams and jellies, and store foods at home (University of Georgia)
• USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning (USDA)
• Food Storage Information – provides information on proper storage and handling of shelf stable foods, frozen foods, refrigerated foods, and fresh produce (Food Marketing Institute)
• How to Store Foods (University of Georgia)

COOKING TIMES AND TEMPERATURES

• Appliances and Thermometers
• BAC Down (FightBAC) – resources on proper refrigerator temperature to control bacteria
• Cook: Heat It Up Chart (FightBAC)
• Safe Cooking Temperatures (University of Hawaii, pdf file)
• Be Temperature Wise Poster (University of Hawaii, pdf file)

FOOD TECHNOLOGY

• Food Safety & Technology publications (link to free pubs)
• Food Irradiation (U.S. Government)
• Food Irradiation (U.C. Davis)
• HACCP (U.S. Government)

FAQ's & CONSUMER HOTLINES

• Ask A Food Safety Expert
• USDA-FSIS FAQ's
• USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline: 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) for the hearing impaired (TTY) is 1-800-256-7072 or email: mphotline.fsis@usda.gov
• FDA's Food Safety Information Hotline: 1-888-SAFEFOOD (1-888-723-3366) 24 hr

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & BIOTERRORISM

• General Emergency Preparedness
• Extension Disaster Education Network – network connecting Extension educators from across the U.S. and various disciplines, enabling them to use and share resources to reduce the impact of disasters.
• Preparedness Today (CDC and American Red Cross) – general information to prepare for emergencies or possible terrorist incidents including food, water, disaster supplies, and more.
• Disaster Assistance (U.S. Government) – information on recovery after fires, floods, hurricanes and power outages, etc.
• US Department of Health & Human Services – gateway to information on disaster and emergency preparedness and biosecurity.
• Homeland Security – resources for businesses, families, and children prepared for emergencies.
• Hawaii Civil Defense
• Bioterrorism
• Terrorism and the safety of our foods (University of Hawaii)
• Countering Bioterrorism – A gateway to state and federal information about bioterrorism

BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Uses of Biotechnology in Agriculture-Benefits and Risks
• Information for Consumers (Center for Food Safety and Nutrition)
• Agricultural Biotechnology (USDA)
• Biotechnology (U.S. Government)
• Basics of Biotechnology – answers to basic questions on biotechnology provided by the UC Davis Center for Consumer Research

SPECIFIC AUDIENCES & TOPICS

• Seniors:
• Consumer Advice for Seniors (U.S. Government)
• Seniors and Food Safety (FDA)
• At Risk People:
• Consumer Advise for Persons with Immune Deficiencies (U.S. Government)
• Food Safety for People with Aids (USDA)
• Food Safety and Pregnant Women (USDA & FDA)
• Educators:
• Food Safety Resources for Educators (USDA & FDA)
• Food Safe School Materials for Teachers (National Coalition of Food Safe Schools)
• Science and Our Food Supply (NSTA and FDA)
• Food Safety First (U Mass Extension and NSTA)
• Graphics and Images (USDA & FDA)
• Kids & Families:
• The Food Detectives (Partnership for Food Safety Education FightBac) – games, activities and coloring sheets for kids and resources for consumers.
• Food Safety Quiz for Kids (U.S. FDA and Dept. of Health and Human Services) – on-line quiz for kids.
• Food Safety Education for Kids and Teens (USDA FSIS) – games, activities, and reading related to food safety.
• Children and Food Safety (USDA & FDA)

FOOD SAFETY ALERTS AND RECALLS

• Food Safety News and Alerts – Posts news, recalls and alerts for food-borne illness, food, water, and pesticides (U.S. Government)
• Food Recalls – Lists the latest recalls from USDA aqnd FDA for meat, poultry products, food, and pet and animal feed
• Fish Advisories – Advisories nationally and by state

SPECIAL TOPICS

• Spam Musubi Proper Handling brochure (DOH)
• Avian Flu (U.S. Government) – one stop government resource to avian and pandemic flu information
• Mad Cow Disease
• BSE and CJD (U.S. Government)
• Food Allergies
• Resources on Food Allergy (USDA & FDA)
• Information About Food Allergens (FDA)
• Food Code (FDA)
• Foodborne Pathogens
• The Bad Big Book (FDA)
• Foodborne Pathogens and Food Safety
• Foodborne Illness (CDC)
• Hawaii Foodborne Illness Statistics (Hawaii Department of Health)
• Handwashing
• Germ City: Clean Hands Healthy People (University of Hawaii)
• Handwashing Resources (USDA & FDA)
• Pets, Animals, Exhibits, & Health
• Healthy Animals, Healthy People (CDC)
• Preventing Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings (CDC & National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians)
• Recommendations for Petting Zoos, Fairs and Other Animal Exhibits (Washington State Department of Health)
• Staying Healthy at Animal Exhibits (CDC)
• Animal Exhibit Handwashing Sign

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