September is National Food Safety Month!
Join us for a Collective Day of Action on September 18, bringing awareness to safe food practices that help to reduce the risk of food poisoning. Take the pledge to join collective efforts in sharing food safety information.
In 2024, more than 150 organizations participated in Collective Day of Action, reaching about 4 million people in just one day with healthy, food practices.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
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 a year.
Getting sick from food poisoning can be very serious. Click here to hear stories from people impacted by food poisoning and why prevention matters.
How to Participate in Collective Day of Action
Anyone can participate! We make it easy with ready-to-go messages, graphics, and activity ideas that you can trust to be evidence-based and positively focused. You can use these internally to boost your food safety culture work or externally to engage your communities and loved ones.
1. Pledge for impact!
Make sure you pledge your participation so we can include your impact in the overall efforts. Capturing total impact is important for demonstrating the need for food safety education.
2. Make a plan. Consider the following:
- How do you want to participate? Here are some ideas for you to consider.
- Who is your audience – internal or external?
- Who do you need involved – marketing, field agents, etc.?
- Do you need additional resources? Check out the food safety store for prizes and giveaways!
4. Copy. Paste. Post.
Use this ready-to-go toolkit filled with messages and graphics that are science-based and reinforce positive health behaviors. All you need to do is copy, paste, and post!
4. Tell a friend.
Invite other organizations or people in your network to participate in this national effort to reduce food poisoning risk.
Thank you to our 2025 Collective Day of Action Pledged Participants
(as of 9.17.25):
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Big Y Foods, Inc.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)
- Child Care of the Berkshires
- Columbus Public Health
- Cuyahoga County Board of Health
- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc. (FCCLA)
- FMI – The Food Industry Association
- Food Safety Magazine
- HACCP Consulting Group
- Henry County Extension
- Henry & Strak County Health Departments
- International Food Information Council (IFIC)
- JBS USA
- K-State Extension-Shawnee County
- Levy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness
- Mahwah Health Department
- NC Cooperative Extension
- Nutpods
- Prairie View A&M University
- Refrigerated Foods Association
- Responsible Training
- Texas Tech University
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- USDA
- USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service
- Valley Oaks Post Acute
- Waller County Extension Office
2024 Collective Day of Action Participants*:
- 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
- And many more …
*This is not a comprehensive list. Some organizations opted out of public listing.
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