This fact sheet outlines a number of additional resources for those seeking to directly purchase or raise food products for school nutrition programs.
"Food Safety Frequently Asked Questions: The Food Safety Modernization Act and its Impact on Farm to School Activities": This document includes common questions related to food safety when purchasing locally grown and raised food products directly from producers as well as food safety considerations for edible campus gardens.
PSU is a train-the-trainer immersion course for school nutrition professionals with knowledge and tools to respond to food safety concerns in real-life situations.
These handouts provide general recommendations on handwashing, cleaning, and disinfecting, to operators of USDA Foods household programs including CSFP, TEFAP, and FDPIR.
A set of three handouts on best practices to help you safely handle and store USDA foods at home.
Developed as a collaboration between Team Nutrition, WIC, SNAP-Ed and the Office of Food Safety, this colorful four-page resource provides tips on how parents, caregivers, and others can prepare foods to reduce the risk of choking in young children.
Este recurso fue desarrollado para los programas de asistencia nutricional de FNS. Contiene cuatro páginas y brinda consejos sobre cómo preparar alimentos para reducir el riesgo de atragantamiento en los niños pequeños.