Food Safety Resources

The Food Safety team develops education, instruction and technical assistance resources for individuals working in federally funded nutrition assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food Service Program. This page contains links to these resources and other food safety resources that may be helpful to school nutrition and child care employees.

Schools

• Food-Safe Schools Action Guide
• Produce Safety Resources
• HACCP Guidance
• School Health Policies and Practices Study(CDC)

Childcare

• Fight BAC! Goes to Child Care

Norovirus Prevention and Control

• Norovirus Resources(CDC)

Food Allergies

• FNS Food Allergy Resources
• NASEM - Finding a Path to Safety in Food Allergy Video
• Accommodating Children with Special Needs
  • Policy Memo on Modifications
• FDA Food Allergy Resources

Disaster Assistance

• Emergency Response Pocket Guide
• FNS Disaster Assistance
• USDA Foods Disaster Assistance
• Emergency Resources(FoodSafety.gov)

Food Defense

• State Emergency Notification System
• Creating Your School Food Defense Plan
• FDA Food Defense
• FSIS Food Defense

Hot Topics

• FNS Policies
• Arsenic (FDA)
• Avian Influenza (CDC)
• BSE (USDA)
• Irradiation (USDA FSIS)

Partners

• Foodsafety.gov
• The Partnership for Food Safety Education
• State Departments of Public Health