Food Safety Handouts

Resources to Help You Prepare and Enjoy Safe Food

  • Keeping Foods Safe Before and During Shopping

    Published on October 24, 2022
    Food safety begins as you prepare your trip to the grocery store. This bulletin gives tips to ensure optimum food safety practices both before and during grocery shopping.

  • Preventing Potluck Paranoia

    Published on October 24, 2022
    A potluck can be an opportunity to socialize and to taste a wide variety of foods. This bulletin gives tips on organizing a safe potluck and serving food safely to avoid illness, on handling leftovers safely, and hints to make your potluck special.

  • Solving the Mystery of Food Product Dating

    Published on October 24, 2022
    When out grocery shopping, you’ve more than likely noticed numbers stamped on product packages. These numbers can cause confusion, and often deciphering them can be like solving a mystery.

  • Keeping Foods Out of the Temperature Danger Zone

    Published on October 24, 2022
    Keep perishable foods out of the “Temperature Danger Zone" which is 40 to 140 degrees

  • Handling Leftovers Safely

    Published on October 24, 2022
    Whether cooking at home or eating out, we often have leftover food. Safe handling of leftovers will help prevent foodborne illness.

  • Thawing Foods Safely

    Published on October 24, 2022
    You can thaw frozen foods safely in three ways: refrigerator thawing, cold water thawing and microwave thawing.

  • Keeping Food Safe in the Kitchen

    Published on October 24, 2022
    If food isn’t prepared correctly, people can become ill with food poisoning. This fact sheet gives tips on cleaning, handling, cooking and storing food that will keep you and your family safe.

  • Enjoying Produce Safely

    Published on October 24, 2022
    Tips to help reduce the risk of harmful bacteria contaminating your delicious produce.

  • Cooking Safely with a Slow Cooker

    Published on October 24, 2022
    A slow cooker saves time. With a slow cooker, you can have a meal ready to eat when you return from work or errands.

  • Handling Take-Out Foods Safely

    Published on October 24, 2022
    Safe handling procedures will help keep your take-out food safe to eat.