National Food Safety Education Month | Partnership for Food Safety Education

September is National Food Safety Education Month!

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year,
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.

Anyone can get sick from a foodborne illness (also called food poisoning).

Learn how to take steps to help prevent food poisoning, and show others how to keep food safe.

Participate in NFSEM

This month let’s commit to handling food safely at home and building safe recipes!

Ways you can participate:

Participate in the Food Safety BINGO activity from Sept. 1-30, 2023 for a chance to win great prizes, such as a $50 Amazon gift card!.
Post a food safety tip or recipe video on social media with the hashtags #NFSEM2023 and #foodsafety.
Watch the replay of the webinar “Breaking Through Food Safety Barriers & Myths” which unveiled new downloadable resources. CEUs are available!
Download the safe recipe cookbooks The Healthy Lunch and The Safe Recipe Cookbook. Share these recipes with your family and friends!
Use the Safe Recipe Style Guide to turn your favorite recipe into a safe recipe and send it to us! Your recipe could be featured on our website and on social media!
Prepare a safe recipe in person or virtually with family and friends.
Teach kids and teens how to build safe recipes with the virtual Safe Recipe Activity.

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