Food Safety General Links (updated 6/30/2009)

Education | FDA Food Code | Food Safety | Food Storage | Foodborne Illness | Government | HACCP  Organizations | Standards

FDA Food Code

FDA Food Code: provides the basis for many state and local food regulations; download it in pdf or Word formats, or view it on the Web.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodcode.html#get99

Food Code Adoption: a reference table from the FDA identifying state-by-state adoption of the Food Code
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Eear/fcadopt.html

Food Safety - General

FoodSafe Archives: searchable archives of an electronic discussion group sponsored by the USDA; a wealth of food safety detail, fact, and opinion
http://www.foodsafetyweb.info/foodsafe

Iowa State University Extension Food Safety Project: provides food safety lessons, reference to common pathogens, news, legislative information, and more.
http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/Pages/families/fs/homepage.html

Food Storage

Food Keeper: This searchable resource from the Food Marketing Institute offers details about storage times and conditions for storing foods.
http://www.fmi.org/consumer/foodkeeper/ 

Foodborne Illness

Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Foodborne Illness Facts & Figures
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no5/mead.htm  

FDA Bad Bug Book: a complete reference to foodborne pathogens
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~mow/preface.html

Government

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov

FDA - Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html

Joint Institute for Food Safety Research (JIFSAN): established between the FDA and the University of Maryland to research food safety.
http://www.jifsan.umd.edu

State Health Departments: a gateway to the websites of many state health departments
http://www.emory.edu/WHSCL/REFERENCE/

USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)
http://www.fsis.usda.gov

HACCP

FDA HACCP Backgrounder: the basics
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/bghaccp.html

FDA HACCP Guidelines: an informative annex to the 1999 Food Code
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/fc99-a5.html

FDA/CFSAN HACCP Principles Guide: This draft from the FDA is an excellent step-by-step guide for retail foodservice operators.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/hret-1.html

Organizations

Institute of Food Technologists: a scientific society representing food scientists and technologists. Offers newsletters, seminars, and other resources related to food safety.
http://www.ift.org

International Food Safety Council: a restaurant and foodservice industry coalition committed to education about safe food preparation and handling.
http://www.foodsafetycouncil.org

International HACCP Alliance: based at Texas A&M University; focuses on safety of meat and poultry
http://www.haccpalliance.org

Manufacturers' Agents for the Food Service Industry (MAFSI): an association for independent manufacturers' representative agencies and the manufacturers they represent in the foodservice equipment, supplies and furniture industry.
http://www.mafsi.org

National Environmental Health Association: a national professional society of environmental health practitioners (Registered Environmental Health Specialists/ Registered Sanitarians)
http://www.neha.org

National Restaurant Association: the leading business association for the restaurant industry.
http://www.restaurant.org

Standards

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST): an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration; works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards
http://www.nist.gov

National Sanitation Foundation (NSF): a non-profit organization that evaluates and certifies products for safety. The NSF Mark is placed on millions of consumer, commercial and industrial products annually and is trusted by users, regulators and manufacturers alike.
http://www.nsf.org