FSM 304: Teaching Your Children about Food Safety: National Food Safety Education Month

From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. It’s National Food Safety Education Month. A great time to teach your children and grandchildren about food safety. Children are more vulnerable to bacteria and viruses leading to foodborne illness. Hands-on learning, where children actively participate in food preparation following food safety guidelines, is highly effective. Search online for the Partnership for Food Safety Education. They have free resources especially for children. You’ll find recipes for kids with food safety instructions in the directions. Recipes include Caterpillars, Butterflies, and Snails, Mousie Cheese Party Ball, and Turkey Apples. Hands-on learning engages and reinforces food safety with practical experience. What you do with your children and grandchildren fosters awareness, responsibility, and forms food safety habits for life. It’s fun, too. Thanks for listening. I’m Susie Craig. Resources: Partnership for Food Safety Education. Kids Games and Activities. https://www.fightbac.org/kidsfoodsafety/kids-games-and-activities/ Partnership for Food Safety Education. September is National Food Safety Education Month. https://www.fightbac.org/nfsem/ Click here to take a quick survey: https://bit.ly/2E3hR5Q