The video is part of a 4-6th grade school-based education kit designed by the Partnership for Food Safety Education to help children and their families learn about the importance of food safety.

Recognition in the U.S. International Film and Video Festival represents one of the world's highest honors in audio-visual competition. The awards are highly competitive with approximately 1600 entries from over 30 countries. Only about 20% of the entries receive any sort of recognition in the 71 subject categories or 11 production technique categories. The Fight BAC!® video won top recognition in the Children's Programming Category.

"We are extremely proud to receive this high honor for our efforts to educate children about the importance of safe food handling, " said Tim Hammonds, President and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute, a leading organization in the Partnership. "The Partnership for Food Safety Education is dedicated to educating all consumers on ways they can help reduce foodborne illness. Children are a particularly important audience as they can help spread our messages in a fun and creative way."

The 4-6th grade education kit, Your Game Plan for Food Safety which contains the award winning video, inspires children to discover the science behind food safety and encourages them to learn through experimenting, investigating and exploring. In addition to the engaging video, the classroom kit features colorful classroom components, fun family take-home exercises and lots of inquiry-based activities and experiments.