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This is BAC. He is bad and could make you sick. Follow the safe food handling rules and stay healthy.

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Wash and Dry your hands before you make or eat a snack or meal.
Look for the safe food handling label in the market.
Fruits and vegetables are healthy after-school snacks. Be sure to wash them with cold water before you eat them.
Activity Page--What goes in the refrigerator?
Put back packs on the floor, not the counter. Keep everything in the kitchen clean.
Wash your hands well with soap and warm water.
Use a cooler when you pack a picnic lunch.
Activity Page--Find the six food safety mistakes.
When you pack a lunch, keep HOT foods HOT and COLD foods COLD. A thermos or an ice pack will help.
Put foods like milk, yogurt, lunch meat and eggs back in the refrigerator right away. Don't leave them out on the counter.
You can practice what you've learned about food safety--and enjoy these tasty treats! Wash your hands carefully before you begin.
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fightbac.org, the website of the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE), is a consumer food safety resource.  Get free downloads on safe food handling information from Fight BAC!®.

The Partnership for Food Safety Education saves lives and improves public health through research-based, actionable consumer food safety initiatives that reduce foodborne illness.

PFSE unites representatives from industry associations, professional societies in food science, nutrition and health consumer groups, the United States Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration in an important initiative to educate the public about preventing foodborne illness.

   

Food is safe once it's cooked, no matter how long you leave it out.




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