Make Food Safety Part of Your Holiday Menu; Have a Safe, Successful Holiday Feast
11/17/2009
press releaseUSDA Food Safety & Inspection Service
www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_111709_01/index.asp
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Nov. 17, 2009 - The Thanksgiving feast traditionally marks the beginning of the holiday season. This season, consumers can be thankful for many things including a new Web site, www.holidayfoodsafety.org, that puts food safety in the context of all the planning and preparation families put into their holiday celebration. The site includes food shopping and preparation tips, recipes, and food safety advice and activities — all in one convenient location.
The Holiday Food Safety Success Kit — developed by the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) — joins consumer support efforts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)/Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to address consumer concerns about safe food preparation.
And on Thursday, November 19 at 3 p.m. ET, the USDA will host a live Facebook chat featuring a holiday food safety expert from the Food Safety and Inspection Service who will discuss how to safely prepare turkey, stuffing and other Thanksgiving meal favorites. Members of the public can submit and get live answers. For more information about the chat or to submit questions in advance, visit the USDA Live page at http://www.usda.gov/live.
For the complete press release, please visit http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/NR_111709_01/index.asp
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