Food Safety Directory

Your Guide to Healthy Grilling

Your summer picnic or barbecue wouldn’t be the same without firing up the grill. Here's how to do it safely.

Food Safety Tips for Your Kitchen

Your kitchen is the heart of your home – but it can also be a case of food poisoning waiting to happen. Learn about foods that can make you and family sick and tips to keep your kitchen clean

Know Your Risks for Food Poisoning

Are you at risk for food poisoning? Learn the foods and behaviors that can keep you safe.

Safe Food and Water for HIV Patients

If you're HIV-positive, you need to know how to protect yourself against dangerous foodborne infections.

Water and Food Safety After Hurricanes

To help you prepare for this hurricane season, WebMD gives advice from the FDA about what is safe to drink and eat in the aftermath of a storm.

5 Second Rule For Food

Experts explore whether it's safe to eat food that's made quick contact with the floor.

Food-Related Illness: Playing It Safe

The best defense is a good offense when it comes to food-related illnesses.

Lettuce Learn to Wash Produce Properly

The government's recent warning about some packaged fresh spinach has people worried about the safety of their produce, especially greens and lettuces.

Video: GMOs in Food

There’s a lot of debate over GMOs in our food. They’ve helped farmers grow more crops, but are there downsides, too?

Video on How to Store Leftover Food

How long can you leave food out before it needs to be tossed? What about storing leftovers in the fridge or freezer?

Baby Food Safety

A review of health and safety concerns is crucial for parents as they begin preparing and serving their babies solid foods.

Food Safety for Rug Rats

Allowing your toddler to help out with food prep can be an enriching experience. But avoid cooking up a food-borne illness.

Slideshow: FDA Mobile Laboratories

Slideshow: Food Allergy Triggers, Common and Uncommon

Peanuts, tomatoes, and even exercise, can bring on food allergies, some quite dangerous. This WebMD slideshow helps identify triggers, symptoms, and tests to help keep your family safe.

Slideshow: Easy, Tasty Grilled Foods for Dinner Tonight

When you have to scramble to get dinner on the table, let the grill do the work for you. This slideshow shows you how.

Slideshow: Salmonella Infection Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention

See what salmonella bacteria look like and learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of salmonella poisoning.

Plastic Pieces Prompt Clif Bar Recall

Quiz: Food Safety Myths and Facts

Should you cut off that moldy piece of cheese and eat the rest? What’s the best way to thaw chicken? Find out in this food safety quiz.

Grilling Quiz: Test Your Cooking Smarts

Ready to get your grill on? Try this quiz to test your barbecue skills first.

Quiz: What's in Your Food? Preservatives, Dyes, and Other Additives

What's in your food? Salt, sugar, dyes, and more. See how much you know about the stuff you can't pronounce.

Quiz: Don't Be Fooled by Food Labels

Do you know how to read a food label? WebMD shows you what words like "natural" and "organic" really mean.

Frozen Food Storage: Keeping It Safe and Tasty

It’s time to go through that freezer and dump everything you aren’t going to eat in the next six months.

Nothing Fishy About These Fish!

WebMD's Top 10 Ways To Make Seafood Safe

Things You Should Never Do to Lose Weight

Be aware of these dangerous things you should never do when trying to lose weight.

What's In Your Food?