September is National Food Safety Education Month!
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year,
an estimated 1 in 6 people in the United States (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from eating contaminated food.
Anyone can get sick from a foodborne illness (also called food poisoning).
Learn how to take steps to help prevent food poisoning, and show others how to keep food safe.
Participate in NFSEM
This month let’s commit to handling food safely at home and building safe recipes!
Ways you can participate:
- Participate in the Collective Day of Action on Wednesday, Sept. 18. using this special toolkit. The day aims to unite educators, partners and federal liaisons to create a loud voice across social media channels. The theme for the day will be “From Farm to Fork,” sharing the story of the chain of prevention and why safe food handling is important for good health. Remember to use the hashtags #NFSEM2024 and #dayofaction.
- Post a food safety tip or recipe video on social media with the hashtags #NFSEM2024 and #foodsafety.
- Download the safe recipe cookbooks The Healthy Lunch and The Safe Recipe Cookbook. Share these recipes with your family and friends!
- 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.
Sysco
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
University of Maryland Extension
K-State Research & Extension Pottawatomie County, SNAP-Ed
Inocuidad Gemela RD
K-State Research and Extension, SNAP-Ed
Carver Food Enterprise Center
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Whitsons School Nutrition
Vietnam Soil Science Society
Baby Food and Fun, LLC
University of Idaho Extension
Whitsons Culinary Group
James Madison University
Dr. Fatemeh Malekian
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Food Safety Mythbusters
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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.
Additional Resources
