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Safe Meals, Healthy Kids: Food Safety for Summer Meals

Keeping Summer Meals Safe

For children to stay healthy, they need access to nutritious foods throughout the year, including during the summer. Food safety is key to serving safe summer meals everywhere! This webpage is intended for summer meals providers, and others who may provide food safety training or technical assistance for summer meals operations.
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Food Safety for Summer Meals: Community Feeding Sites

These resources provide food safety best practices for summer meals served by community operations, including in non-congregate settings.

Introduction
Navigating Food Safety Regulations
Health and Hygiene
Alternative Meal Service and Distribution
Cleaning and Sanitizing Food Contact Surfaces
Keeping Food Cold
Using Food Thermometers
First-In-First-Out (FIFO) Practices

Food Safety for Summer Meals: School Feeding Sites 

These resources are intended to provide food safety best practices for summer meals served by schools and other retail foodservice operations, including in non-congregate settings.

Introduction
Navigating Food Safety Regulations
Health and Hygiene
Alternative Meal Service and Distribution
Cleaning and sanitizing food contact surfaces
Keeping food cold
Using food thermometers
First-In-First Out (FIFO) practices
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles
Page updated: July 08, 2024