Food Safety and Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700

Publications

Updated April 12, 2000

Seasonal Features
of Special Interest to Writers and Food Handlers

from the Meat and Poultry Hotline

Winter 1999 Preview

• Food Safety Feature Poultry: Basting, Brining, And Marinating (December 1999)

Holiday 1999

• Food Safety Focus  Food Safety Of Farm-Raised Game (October 1999)
• Food Safety Feature  The Poultry Label Says "Fresh" (October 1999)
• Food Safety Feature  Turkey - From Farm To Freezer (October 1999)
• Food Safety Focus Mail Order Food Safety (Revised November 1999)

Summer 1999

• Consumer Information From FSIS Foodborne Illness Peaks In Summer -- Why? (June 1999)
  [Note: Printed copies dated August 1999]
• Food Safety Feature  Food Safety While Hiking, Camping, and Boating (August 1999)
• For Food Safety...Chill [children's puzzle page in PDF or Microsoft® Word97 format]

Spring 1999 -- "Clean"

• Food Safety Feature Cleanliness Helps Prevent Foodborne Illness (July 1999)
• Food Safety Feature Does Washing Food Promote Food Safety? (July 1999)
• For Food Safety, Keep It...Clean [children's puzzle page in PDF or Microsoft® Word97 format]

Winter 1999 -- "Chill"

• Food Safety Feature Keeping Food Safe During a Power Outage (January 1999)
• Food Safety Feature The Big Thaw -- Safe Defrosting Methods for Consumers (Slightly Revised January 1999)
• Food Safety Feature Fighting BAC!^TM by Chilling Out (January 1999)
• Food Safety Focus   Refrigeration and Food Safety (January 1999)
• Food Safety Focus   Appliance Thermometers (January 1999)

Holiday 1998

• Doneness Versus Safety (October 1998). Is "safe" the same as "done"?
• Hock Locks and Other Accoutrements (October 1998). Accidental "cooking" of packaging with the meat and poultry.
• Countdown to the Holiday (September 1998). 1-2-3 and into the oven goes the turkey.
• Safe Handling of Complete Meals to Go (September 1998). Brochure also available in PDF (for duplicating).

For Further Information Contact:
FSIS Food Safety Education Staff
Meat and Poultry Hotline:

• 1-800-535-4555 (Toll-free Nationwide)
• (202) 720-3333 (Washington, DC area)
• 1-800-256-7072 (TDD/TTY)

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