We advance our mission of:
empowering health and food safety educators with the tools, resources, and support needed
and seek to:
drive lasting change in food safety practices
by serving:
extension, nutrition, food industry, government, consumer groups, and other sectors disseminating food safety education with the consumer as the end user
in:
the United States
through:
collaborative problem solving, program development and implementation, and sharing resources
and emphasizing our competitive advantage of:
empowering health and food safety educators, being a trusted voice on consumer food safety practices, and our ability to bridge sectors to create unified action.
We are sustainable by:
our collaborative partnerships.
Our Reach
We unite all sectors in consumer food safety education to drive lasting change in food safety practices. Together, we reach farther.
13,000 Health and Food Safety Educators in Nutrition, Extension, Public Health, and more
40+ Contributing Partners in the Food Industry, Consumer Groups, and Government
10 Million Consumers a Year Made Aware of Safe Food Practices
Our Historical Leadership as Creators of the Core Four
In 1997, leaders from government, industry, and consumer groups came together to promote safe food handling through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), leading to the creation of the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE). A year later, PFSE launched the Fight BAC!® campaign with four easy steps: Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill.
Since then, PFSE’s science-based messages have become part of national health goals and inspired campaigns on safe handling of produce, poultry, flour, food delivery and more. Tools like the Safe Recipe Style Guide are used by recipe writers and even adapted for use in Canada through a MOU with Health Canada.
Today, PFSE continues to provide free, ready-to-go food safety resources and tools, empowering families, health and food safety educators, food industry, government, and consumer groups to spread awareness of safe food practices that drive lasting change and prevent food poisoning.
How Our Work Is Funded
We rely on generous contributions, grants, and in-kind support from corporations, government agencies, foundations, and nonprofit partners. Their support helps to keep our resources free to access. Click here for a full list of supporters of illness prevention.
We have a budget of about $500,000 a year to reach millions of people with trusted, science-based food safety education that prevents food poisoning and saves lives.
You can make a difference and contribute to creating a healthier future. Contact Britanny to learn more about how you can make a difference in illness prevention.