Food Safety Education and Training
Global Handwashing Day
Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing.
Global handwashing day was originally created for children and school promoting handwashing with soap. This website contains tools and resources for planning, conducting, and assessing the impact of handwashing activities.
Mini posters on Hand Washing
National Food Service Management Institute.
Mini posters on Hand Washing, both English and Spanish version
Wash Your Hands: Streaming Video
National Food Service Management Institute.
A four-minute wordless video illustrating when and how proper hand-washing is done.
Food Safety is Top Priority
USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition.
The material covers the following topics:
- Why is food safety a top priority?
- What is a foodborne illness and foodborne outbreaks?
- What must be done to keep food safe?
Drown a Germ...Wash Your Hands!
National Food Service Management Institute.
Prevent Cross Contamination
National Food Service Management Institute.
Safe Food from Farm to Table
National Food Service Management Institute.
The document provides information on how to apply food safety to food purchasing. It explains how the USDA’s FSIS and US DHHS FDA work together to safeguard the food supply.
Food Safety Education
USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service.
This site contains information for children and curriculum that can be used in the classroom.
Produce Safety University
National Food Service Management Institute
A series of resources on produce safety that describe best practices for receiving, storing, handling, and purchasing fresh and fresh-cut produce through videos, fact sheets, and PowerPoint presentations.
USDA Good Agricultural Practices Good Handling Practices Checklist
USDA. Agricultural Marketing Service.
This checklist is intended to assess a participant’s effort to minimize the risk of contamination of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and miscellaneous commodities by microbial pathogens based on the US Food and Drug Administration’s Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and generally recognized good agricultural practices.