FSM 302: September is National Food Safety Education Month

From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. September is National Food Safety Education Month. Why is food safety important? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, forty-eight million of us get sick every year. That’s one in six people in the U.S. 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die. It’s easy to learn about food safety, apply your new knowledge, and safeguard health. Start with the Partnership for Food Safety Education. Find them online with resources galore: Food Safety Basics, Food Poisoning, and Curricula and Activities for K-12. Celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, there’s an online cookbook with twenty-five delicious recipes. From Asian Glazed Meatballs to Mom’s Banana Bread, recipes with principles of food safety and hand hygiene incorporated in the directions. Thanks for listening. I’m Susie Craig. Resources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About Food Safety. https://www.cdc.gov/food-safety/about/index.html. Partnership for Food Safety Education. September is National Food Safety Education Month. https://www.fightbac.org/nfsem/. Accessed online 8/20/24. Partnership for Food Safety Education. The Anniversary Cookbook: Celebrating 25 Years of Food Safety Education. https://www.fightbac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Anniversary-Cookbook-FINAL.pdf. Accessed online 8/20/24. Click here to take a quick survey: https://bit.ly/2E3hR5Q