Many foodborne illnesses begin right at home and relate to how food is cooked and handled.

Learn what you can do at home to prevent these illness by reading and printing out the Fact Sheets listed below: 

Food Safety Fact Sheets:

• Barbecue Safety Tips
        Enjoy safe outdoor grilling in the summer months.

• Cooking Turkey
         Cooking Turkey Safely
        

• Eggs
        Assuring the Safety of Eggs and Menu and Deli Items made from raw, shell eggs.

• Proper use of food thermometers
        Meet Thermy: It's safe to bite when the temperature is   right

• Food Safety in Your Home Kitchen
        Keep food safe from bacteria (FightBAC)     

• Hand washing
        Why is handwashing important?
        Handwashing kit

• Power Failure - how to protect foods
     ABCD's of keeping food safe in an emergency