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Food Safety - Food Science

American Dietetic Association Home Food Safety http://homefoodsafety.org/ Provides home food safety statistics, information about foodborne illness, and safe food handling tips.

Association for Dressings & Sauces http://www.dressings-sauces.org Information about food safety, nutrition, and recipes for sauces and dressings.

Butterball®
http://www.butterball.com Information about proper handling and cooking of turkeys.

Canning Guide
http://www.homecanning.com Information on safe canning methods, equipment needed, and recipes.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ 

Food Borne Pathogen Information Page http://www.about-ecoli.com/resources.htm Includes information about E. coli, Hepatitis, Listeria, Salmonella, and Shigella.

Food Safety http://www.foodsafety.gov A gateway to government food safety information.

Food Safety for Home Care Child Providers https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-day-care-centers Information in English and Spanish developed by New Mexico State University.

Food Safety and Inspection Service http://www.fsisusda.gov/Fact_Sheets/index.asp  Provides Fact Sheets on safe food handling.

Food Safety Site of the University of Nebraska www.food.unl.edu/food-safety Information about food borne pathogens, safe food handling, and HACCP.

Institute of Food Technologists https://www.ifst.org/ Current information regarding food safety, biotechnology, and new food products.

International Food Information Council (IFIC) www.foodinsight.org  Information on food safety and nutrition.

Main Bovine Spongioform Encephalopahty (BSE)Page
http://www.bseinfo.org Information about BSE.

National Pesticide Telecommunications Network http://nptn.orst.edu Information about pesticides and their effect on foods and health.

Office of Pesticide Programs http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/consumer.htm  Directory of pesticide information including food safety and pesticide use.

USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information  http://foodsafety.nal.usda.gov

During Pregnancy

Colorado State University Cooperative Extension  http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/FOODNUT/09372.html

Food Safety.gov https://www.foodsafety.gov/risk/pregnant/index.html  Provides food safety information for the expecting mother as well as links to other helpful sites.

USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics  Discusses the risk of listeriosis during pregnancy and provides safe food handling tips.

WIC Works https://wicworks.fns.usda.gov/  Information about food safety during pregnancy.

Food Preservation

National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/  Provides current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation.