Food Safety

Handling food properly can help you avoid bacteria that can make you sick. The following publications and websites offer tips to help you store and prepare food safely.

• Food recalls
  • Search for recent recalls and sign-up for recall alerts
    (exit DHS)
• Food safety fact sheets
  • Avoid cross-contamination (PDF, 82 KB) 
  • Keep it clean (PDF, 148 KB) 
  • Refrigerate promptly (PDF, 148 KB) 
• Food safety card

  • English (PDF, 28 KB)

  • Spanish (PDF, 28 KB)

• Links

  • Fight Bac! (exit DHS)

  • USDA food safety information (exit DHS)

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Last Revised: March 22, 2013