Four Easy Lessons in Safe Food Handling



Food contamination is common. The “Be Food Safe” campaign of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) would like families to follow these four lessons: clean, separate, cook, and chill to prevent harmful bacteria from making families sick. Health managers, nutritionists, parents, and staff who prepare food in childcare settings may use this brochure as a reminder to handle food safely. To read PDF files, get here.

Four Easy Lessons in Safe Food Handling Follow These Four Easy Steps to Help Your Family Be Food Safe Clean. Wash hands, utensils, and cutting boards before and after contact with raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs. Separate. Keep raw meat and poultry apart from foods that won't be cooked. Cook. Use a food thermometer--you can't tell food is cooked safely by how it looks. Chill. Chill leftovers and takeout foods within 2 hours and keep the fridge at 40 ºF or below. More>> [PDF, 632KB]

Four Easy Lessons in Safe Food Handling. USDA. 2007. English. [PDF, 632KB].