The Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) sponsors National Food Safety and Education Month. This month take an active role in preventing foodborne illness, also known as “food poisoning.”
The FDA and CDC estimate that there are about 48 million cases of foodborne illness annually – that’s about 1 in 6 Americans each year. Each year, these illnesses result in an estimated 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. Following simple food safety tips can help lower your chance of getting sick.
Here are some ways to educate yourself and others on the importance of Food Safety in all aspects of your day-to-day life, straight from the PFSE:
Participate in NFSEM
This month let’s commit to handling food safely at home and building safe recipes!
Ways you can participate:
- Watch the replay of the webinar “Breaking Through Food Safety Barriers & Myths” which unveiled new downloadable resources. CEUs are available!
- Download the safe recipe cookbooks The Healthy Lunch and The Safe Recipe Cookbook. Share these recipes with your family and friends!
- Share a safe recipe on social media with the hashtags #FSEM2022 and #foodsafety.
- Post a food safety tip or recipe video on social media with the hashtags #FSEM2022 and #foodsafety.
- Use the Safe Recipe Style Guide to turn your favorite recipe into a safe recipe and send it to us! Your recipe could be featured on our website and on social media!
- Prepare a safe recipe in person or virtually with family and friends.
- Teach kids and teens how to build safe recipes with the virtual Safe Recipe Activity.
Food Delivery
With more food being delivered than ever before, how you handle delivered foods is more important than ever! Learn how to “prep yourself” to keep great delivered foods safe.
Safe Recipes
Research shows that adding food safety instructions to recipes improves food safety behaviors at home.
Free Downloads
Food safety starts at home! Check out these free resources to help keep families healthy while cooking at home.
Kids Activities
Research suggests that when kids develop cooking skills while young, it may have long-term benefits in both health and nutrition into adulthood.
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