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Food Poisoning and Safe Food Handling - Other Places To Get Help

Online Resources

Bad Bug Book
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Web Address: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html
 

The Bad Bug Book is an online source for complete and up-to-date information about food poisoning.


Fight Bac
Partnership for Food Safety
Web Address: http://www.fightbac.org
 

The Partnership for Food Safety Web site contains brochures, press releases, and other materials for educators and consumers on food safety. It provides tips on working within your community to promote food safety and a special section for children.


Home Food Safety
Web Address: http://www.homefoodsafety.org
 

This Web site, sponsored in part by the American Dietetic Association, provides information on how you can prepare food safely in your home. The Web site contains frequently asked questions, food safety tips, current news, and Spanish-language information.


Organizations

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA  30333
Phone: 1-800-311-3435 (public inquiries)
(404) 639-3534 (public inquiries)
TDD: (404) 639-3312
Web Address: www.cdc.gov
 

The Web site for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides health information for the public. The CDC is the leading federal agency for protecting U.S. citizens' health and safety by promoting health and by providing credible health information.


USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC  20250
Phone: 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) (Meat and poultry hotline)
TDD: 1-800-256-7072
E-mail: mphotline.fsis@usda.gov
Web Address: http://www.fsis.usda.gov
 

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service sees that the United States' supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. Their Web site has extensive information on food safety, food preparation, food poisoning, and food labeling. It provides phone numbers and e-mail addresses to contact for information on food poisoning, food safety, and food safety education programs.


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Last Updated: March 15, 2007
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