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 Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Cooperative Extension Offices are
located in virtually every County in
the Commonwealth and offer free programs and publications on food
safety and nutrition. Find your local
Cooperative Extension Office by clicking.
VCE
Food Safety Information
The
Virginia Cooperative Extension
(VCE) offers information on the safe
handling of food, canning safety, food storage and preservation
guidelines,and more.
 Food
Safety for All
Provided
by the FDA. Find a broad range
of information on Food Safety Programs, Product-Specific Information, Food Allergens,
Foodborne Illness, Food Contaminants & Adulteration, Hazard
Analysis & Critical Control Point (HACCP), Retail Food Protection,
and Safe Storage, Preparation & Handling.
Food
Safety Advice
Provided
by the US government's National Food Safety Information
Network.
Find consumer advice about food and water safety after fires,
floods, hurricanes, and power outages. Also find advice about
safe food handing in home and away, advice for various age groups, and
product-specific advice on water, eggs, meat, dairy, poultry, seafood,
fruits, vegatables, and ready-to-eat foods.
Food
Safety / Spanish
Provided
by the US government's National Food Safety Information Network
Food
Safety Brochures
Provided
by the Partnership for Food Safety Education.
Find food
safety brochures in ready-to-print form in English and Spanish which
can be used by individuals or be printed and
distributed by
agencies.
Safe Food Hotline - 888-SAFEFOOD
The Food and Drug
Administration
Hotline answers questions about safe handling of seafood, fruits, and
vegatables as well as rules governing food safety in restaurants and
food stores.
Meat/Poultry Hotline - 800-535-4555
The
USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline answers questions about safe handling of
meat and poultry as well as many other consumer food issues.
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