Food+Safety+-+Newsletters,+Blogs,+Articles,+and+Websites

**Food Safety - Newsletters, Blogs, Articles, and Websites**

 * Food Insight Newsletter**

The Food Insight Newsletter is an electronic newsletter that is a part of the International Food Information Council Foundation's website: http://www.foodinsight.org. The International Food Information Council Foundation is dedicated to the mission of effectively communicating science-based information on health, food safety and nutrition for the good of the public, to help improve the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities. The IFCF Newsletter serves as a nutrition and food safety resource for consumers, health professionals, journalists, educators, government officials, and students. This newsletter can serve a great resource for teachers preparing for food safety lessons. The articles may also be used by students for reading assignments and research for projects.

The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness.

A link to the Newsletter is provided below: [|Food Insight Newsletter]

NEW Nutrition Education and Wellness Webpage Title: Consumer Food Safety**
 * Food Safety Website

This website is a Hawaii cooperative extension service with the department of Family and Consumers Sciences, Department of Human Nutrition, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. This site provides food safety information and resources for consumers and families. You can find timely information on safe food handling, food storage, and food borne illness. This Consumer Food Safety website provides various projects, resources, and fact sheets on food safety, This website would be very beneficial to teachers planning lessons on food safety. There are numerous ideas just pick one and enjoy!

The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness.

A link to the Newsletter is provided below: [|Consumer Food Safety]


 * Food Safety Article**

This article came from the The Food Safety Educator, Volume 9, No. 1, 2004. The Food Safety Educator is produced by the Food Safety Education Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This article is on food safety service, food safety training, school cafeteria food service, hand washing, and food borne illness. This article provides an in depth look on food safety and would be a great source of information beneficial to teachers preparing lessons on food safety. The article could also be used by students for reading assignments and research projects on food safety.

The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness. (C) practice appropriate dress and personal hygiene in food preparation.

A link to the article is provide below: [|Food Safety Educator]


 * Food Insight Blog**

The Food Insight Blog is a part of the International Food Information Council Foundation's website: http://www.foodinsight.org. The International Food Information Council Foundation is dedicated to the mission of effectively communicating science-based information on health, food safety and nutrition for the good of the public, to help improve the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities. The IFCF blog serves as a nutrition and food safety resource for consumers, health professionals, journalists, educators, government officials, and students. This blog can serve a great resource for teachers preparing for food safety lessons and students could benefit from sharing their own ideas on food safety. This could also be used for research on food safety projects.

The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness.

A link to the Blog is provided below:

[|Food Insight Blog]


 * Fight BAC Website**

This Website is a Partnership for Food Safety Education. The Partnership is a non-profit educational organization that relies on charitable contributions to do its work. The Partnership for Food Safety Education saves lives and improves public health through research-based, actionable consumer food safety initiatives that reduce food borne illness. You can find timely information on safe food handling, food storage, and food borne illness. The site provides presentations, materials that can be downloaded and also provides material in Spanish. This website would be very beneficial to teachers planning lessons on food safety and for student exploration and research.

 The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness. (C) practice appropriate dress and personal hygiene in food preparation.

The link to the website is provided below: [|Fight BAC Website]


 * Center for Disease Control Website**

This website is an online source for credible health information. The CDC has, for over 60 years, been dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability. The CDC is committed to programs that reduce the health and economic consequences of the leading causes of death and disability, thereby ensuring a long, productive, healthy life for all people. This is an excellent resource for teachers preparing lesson on food safety and for student exploration and research.

 The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness. (C) practice appropriate dress and personal hygiene in food preparation.

The link to the website is provided below:

[|The CDC]


 * Food Safety Magazine**

This resource provides an online magazine on food safety. The //Food Safety// Magazine (FSM) actively solicits articles for publication written by industry, government and academic professionals in the field of food safety and quality assurance/quality control. The //Food Safety// Magazine provides Science-Based Solutions on Food Safety and Quality Assurance Professionals Worldwide, and is committed to publishing practical articles on scientific technologies and testing/analytical methods, quality management strategies and regulatory developments that will assist readers, food processors, foodservice operators, laboratories and researchers-to better meet today's food safety and challenges. This online magazine can serve as a great resource for teachers preparing for food safety lessons. The articles may also be used by students for reading assignments and research for projects.The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness. (C) practice appropriate dress and personal hygiene in food preparation.

The link to the website is provided below:

[|Food Safety Magazine]


 * Personal Hygiene Article**

This articles is from Victoria, Aultralia's Department of Human Services. The article is for people who work with food, but I believe is something all people should be aware of including our FCS students. Understanding the importanace of proper hygenie when working with food is impartive. This article provides an in depth look on personal hygenie in conncetion with food safety food safety and would be a great source of information beneficial to teachers preparing lessons on food safety. The article could also be used by students for reading assignments and research projects on food safety.

The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness. (C) practice appropriate dress and personal hygiene in food preparation.

A link to the article is provide below:




 * US Food Safety Blog**

__[|USFoodSafety.com]__ is a blog site that is zealous to get the word about about food safety issues and how they impact our lives. US Food Safety’s FREE e-mail food safety alerts and food recalls, __[]__, consistently attracts new subscribers. When the US Food Safety Blog was started their initial mission was ”to independently spread the word about food safety issues” and they have exceeded their expectations. They now provide consumers with information on food alerts, recalls, and safe food handling.This blog can serve a great resource for teachers preparing for food safety lessons and students could benefit from sharing their own ideas on food safety. This could also be used for research on food safety projects.

The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness.

A link to the Blog is provided below: [|USFoodSafetyBlog]


 * Food Safety GOV Website**

This government website is know as the gateway to federal food safety information. They discuss subject on keeping food safe, food poisoning, inspection and compliance, news and events, as well as multimedia and educational materials. This website would be very benefical to teachers planning for lessons on food safety and for student exploration and research.

 The TEKS provided for this activity are for the Nutrition and Wellness course from the new TEXAS TEKS:

**TEKS:** 130.245. (4) The student understands safety and sanitation. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate safe and sanitary practices in the use, care, and storage of food. (B) explain types and prevention of food-borne illness. (C) practice appropriate dress and personal hygiene in food preparation.

The link to the website is provided below:

[|FoodSafetyGOV]