Food Safety and Inspection Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. 20250-3700
Consumer Education and Information
Updated: November 17, 1999

Of Interest to Consumers -- News Feature Stories

1999

USDA Offers Advice For Preparing A Safe Thanksgiving Meal (November 16, 1999)
National Food Safety Education Month And Safe School Lunches Go Hand-In-Hand (August 24, 1999)
Consumers Should "Connect To Food Safety" For Memorial Day Weekend (May 26, 1999)

1998

Meat and Poultry Hotline Offers Help to Fight BAC!TM Foodborne Hazards During the Holidays (December 21, 1998)
USDA Offers Food Safety Advice for Labor Day Weekend (August 28, 1998)
How You Can 'Fight BAC'TM For Easter and Passover (March 24, 1998)
How to Save Food When El Niņo Strikes (March 10, 1998)

1997

USDA Advises Consumers To Thoroughly Cook Products That Have Been Injected With Basting, Curing Or Flavoring Solutions (December 12, 1997)
USDA Asks Consumers to 'FIGHT BACteria' for a Safe Holiday Meal (November 21, 1997)
USDA Offers Advice for Packing Safe School Lunches (September 5, 1997)
Hotline Offers Advice on Safe Handling of Meats, Eggs for Springtime Festivities (March 19, 1997)
March Ushers in Spring and...Corned Beef and Cabbage (March 11, 1997)
Meat and Poultry Hotline Reminds Consumers of Nutrition Practices That Can Compromise Food Safety (March 11, 1997)

1996

Meat and Poultry Hotline Offers Advice on Holiday Egg Recipes (December 20, 1996)
Meat and Poultry Hotline Offers Advice on Safe Mailing of Perishable Food Gifts (December 20, 1996)
USDA Offers Advice on Stuffing a Turkey Safely (October 31, 1996)
USDA Offers Advice for Safe Handling of Shell Eggs (October 9, 1996)
Time to Take a Food Safety Inventory for Back-to-School Lunches (August 28, 1996)
The Big Thaw - Safe Defrosting Methods (July 1996)
Timing's Not Everything When Roasting a Turkey (July 1996)
"No-Show" Guests Jeopardize Food (July 1996)

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