Food Safety | Food and Nutrition Service

The following message contains important information about two commercial recalls that may affect schools. These recalls do not involve USDA Foods.

Letter to WIC State Health Commissioners

Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Rollins, we have an opportunity to leverage the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to Make America Healthy Again.

Industry Guide to Publishing K-12 Product Data to USDA Databases

This webinar introduces and describes the purposes of the two USDA databases available for K-12 product manufacturers to publish their product data: Child Nutrition Database and the USDA Foods Database.

Produce Safety Hack Videos

Produce Safety Hack videos are short and designed to help food service operators keep produce safe and at a high quality. They cover a range of topics.

Take Advantage of Nature’s Bounty: Consider Vacuum Seal

Schools that have access to local, fresh produce and who wish to take advantage of low prices during abundant supply and peak nutrition may want to consider vacuum sealing in-house processed and frozen fruits and vegetables.

Preserving Locally Harvested Produce in School Meals

A resource on preserving locally harvested produce in school meals includes information about facility and personnel considerations and product flow and handling.

Ensuring Traceability of Fresh Produce

Food Safety Practices to Expect from Your Fresh-Cut Produce Processor

Information about fresh-cut produce operations and food safety practices including: background information, definitions, steps and questions to ask during a fresh-cut operation visit and specific food safety discussion topics.

Storing Fresh Produce

Learn how to properly store produce in a walk-in refrigerator.

A woman loading coolers into a large fridge.

Safe Meals, Healthy Kids: Food Safety for Summer Meals

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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