Food Safety

This page provides information about USDA commodities that may be contaminated or harmful to recipients participating in Food Distribution Programs. This page also includes information on current topics like irradiation and direct links to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service's (FSIS) web site.  

BSE Updates & Information Resources
USDA Product Recalls and Food Safety Processes
		FSIS What's New Page - latest FSIS product recall information involving beef, pork, and/or poultry products.
		Food Safety for School Lunch Programs
		Irradiation Information and Updates
		Latest News on Liseria Monocytogenes
		Responding to a Food Recall
		State Departments of Public Health and Science
		State Distributing Agency Hold & Recall Procedures
		USDA Recall Information Center - lists of all USDA/FSIS product recalls for 2003 & 2002.
Related Links
		Best If Used By Guidance
		Center for Disease Control and Prevention
		Child Care Nutrition - Food Safety Link
		Fish Facts: Guidance on Methylmercury in Fish - For Pregnant Women, Women Who May Become Pregnant, Nursing Mothers, and Young Children.  Note: The Environmental Protection Agency web site www.epa.gov/ost/fish/ provides additional guidance on fish consumption as well as a brochure with advice for pregnant women and young children called What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish, publication number EPA-823-F-04-009 (English) or EPA-823-F-04-010 (Spanish). Free bulk orders for this brochure may be requested by calling EPA at 1-800-490-9198.
		FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
		Fight Bac! - Partnership for Food Safety Education
		FNS Commodity Program Disaster Manual
		Important Tip! This is an Adobe Acrobat .PDF file. To search this manual by a specific section or subsection, use the Bookmark Tab on the left of the Adobe window and click on the appropriate links in the Table of Contents.
		Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
		FoodSafety.gov - The Gateway for Government Food Safety Information
		Food Safety & Inspection Service, USDA
		GAO Report on School Meal Program: Few Instances of Foodborne Outbreaks Reported, but Opportunities Exist to Enhance Outbreak Data and Food Safety Practices. -- Highlights; Accessible Text;
		Healthy School Meals - Food Safety Link