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Enjoy the Holidays: Preparing Healthy and Safe Meals!

November 16, 2011 Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety and Inspection Service and
Dr. Janey Thornton, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Special holiday series – Blog 1 of 5 As we look forward to spending the holidays with friends and family and making meals and memories together, we all want to put good food on the table and do it safely. We especially want to keep the threat of food poisoning at bay. Over the next few days, we will...

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety

Use an Insulated Lunch Bag to Keep Meals Safe

August 13, 2019 Nirav Shah, MBA, MPH, Public Affairs Specialist, FSIS

No matter your age, the end of summer is also a time of beginnings. This means a new school year, new episodes of your favorite TV show and the start of football season.

Health and Safety

Don’t Run Out the Clock on Food Safety this Super Bowl

(Washington, D.C., January 27, 2025) — If you’re hosting a Super Bowl party, keep food safety in your playbook to ensure that bacteria doesn’t run out the clock. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has a game plan to keep your Super Bowl servings...

Don't Let No-Show Guests Jeopardize Food Safety This Thanksgiving!

November 27, 2013 Kathy Bernard, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

You've invited the guests, decorated the table and prepared the food. Then the guests are delayed, call to cancel or don't show at all. Holiday meals and other celebrations require careful planning to ensure that everything goes as planned. When guests encounter emergencies and the meal must be...

Health and Safety

Don’t Fumble Food Safety on Super Bowl Sunday

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2022 — On February 13, millions of Americans will come together to watch Super Bowl LVI and feast on hot and cold snacks throughout the four-hour event. This uniquely American tradition scores big on entertainment, but it is also rife with opportunity for foodborne illness. “As...

Farmworkers are Vital to a Resilient Food System

March 28, 2024 MD Sharman, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Farmworkers make up less than one percent of all U.S. wage and salary workers, but they are vital to the country’s agriculture. They labor every day in fruit orchards and dairy farms, in blazing heat and freezing cold, to ensure that families have food on their tables.

Equity Initiatives

How to Reduce Food Waste at Home

June 08, 2020 Jean Buzby, USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison

Each of us has the power to reduce food waste in our homes. As the USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison, I would like to share with you three of my favorite ways to keep food waste at home to a minimum.

Food and Nutrition Health and Safety

Meet Face (and Hands) of Food Safety Bridgette Keefe-Hodgson

January 30, 2012 Catherine Cochran, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service

“Food safety worker” may bring to mind images of scientists in lab coats, inspectors at processing plants, or investigators checking out what’s on supermarket shelves. A crucial but less recognized component of protecting the public from foodborne illness, however, rests on the shoulders of those...

Health and Safety

Food Safety Is Crucial For East Coast Residents As Hurricane Sandy Approaches

October 26, 2012 Catherine Cochran, Public Affairs Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service

Hurricane Sandy could bring wind, flooding, heavy rain and possibly snow to the East Coast, and the Food Safety and Inspection Service urges people to take steps now to ensure they have access to safe food. Power outages and flooding that often result from weather emergencies compromise the safety...

Conservation Health and Safety

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $11.1 Million to Help Crystal Freeze Dry LLC Expand Manufacturing Capacity to Strengthen the Food Supply Chain and Create Jobs for People in Rural Iowa

PANORA, IOWA – Oct. 21, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is investing $11.1 million under the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program to help Crystal Freeze Dry LLC expand capacity to manufacture freeze-dried egg products and...

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