Sources for Food Safety

These Web sites and call-in lines offer advice and/or answer questions on food safety. When accessing and using the guidelines and recipes from the listed resources, still be aware of and use the general food safety and diet principles recommended for immunosuppressed persons.

Web Sites:

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service: www.fsis.usda.gov
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: www.cfsan.fda.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): www.cdc.gov
Fight Bac! Partnership for Food Safety Education: www.fightbac.org
National Food Safety Database: www.foodsafety.gov
Food and Nutrition Information Center: www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
Canadian Food Inspection Agency: www.cfia-acia.agr.ca

Other Resources:

National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics (NCND) Consumer Hotline: (800) 366-1655, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EST), Monday through Friday. Information regarding food safety and food borne illness. Online: http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html
United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Meat and Poultry Hotline: (800) 535-4555; (202) 720-3333 in Washington, D.C., Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EST) weekdays year-round; 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Thanksgiving Day. Automated service available 24 hours a day. Information regarding questions concerning safe handling of meat and poultry. Online: www.foodsafety.gov
Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), local and state offices: Listed in the phone directory.
State and County Departments of Public Health: Inspection of medical institutions and commercial food service establishments - listed in the phone directory.
State and Local Dairy Councils: Listed in the phone directory.
FDA Seafood Hotline: (800) 332-4010 (EST); (202) 205-4314 in Washington, DC., 12 - 4:00 PM (EST) weekdays. Information regarding safe handling of seafood.
National Sanitation Foundation International: 1-800-673-8010 or on the internet at www.NSF.org. Information regarding water filters and bottled water.