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Foodborne
illness continues to be an urgent issue across the United States. In
fact there are an estimated 76 million cases
of foodborne illness and up to 5,000 deaths in our country each year.
With education and safe food handling practices, foodborne illness IS
preventable.
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Putting knowledge to work with the people of Maine
A Member of the University of Maine System
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Food Safety Education -
For Kids and Teens
USDA Food Safety Mobile Coloring Book
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Meet Thermy™, BAC, and some other characters on these pages while you
learn four important food safety steps: Clean, Separate, Cook, and
Chill. Tell grown-ups to use Thermy™, a food thermometer, when they
cook!
Food Safety Mobile Game -
requires Macromedia Flash Player download for free
The Food Safety Mobile is about to take a ride through Safe Food Park.
The invisible enemy is called BAC. Fight him as you make your way
through this Mobile game! (*The game file is fairly large, 2.0 MB, and
may take several minutes to load at slower connection speeds. The game
is also resizeable. If it is running too slowly decrease the size of
your browser window.)
- Additional Food Safety Education Programs
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