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Disaster Assistance
- Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency (also available in PDF)In Spanish: C�mo Mantener los Alimentos Sanos Durante una Emergencia
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Fact Sheets

7 Food Safety Steps for Successful Community Meals (companion to Cooking For Groups: A Volunteer's Guide to Food Safety)1-page PDF version
2-page PDF version [includes Internal Cooking Temperatures chart]
1-page HTML (text) version
Accessible (HTML) version of the Internal Cooking Temperatures chart

Be Smart. Keep Foods Apart. Don't Cross-Contaminate

Facts About Ground Poultry

Foodborne Illness: What Consumers Need To Know (also available in PDF)

Spanish version: Intoxicacion Alimentaria: lo que Deben Saber los Consumidores (also available in PDF)

Frozen, Fully-Cooked Products and Botulism - Food Safety Advisory

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Food Safety Facts

Barbecue Food Safety (also available in PDF)Spanish version: Inocuidad de los Alimentos Cocidos en la Barbacoa

Basics for Handling Food Safely (also available in PDF) [includes Cold Storage Chart]

Spanish version: Principios Basicos en la Preparacion de los Alimentos Seguros (also available in PDF)

Cooking Safely in the Microwave Oven (also available in PDF)

Spanish version: La Coccion sin Riesgos en el Horno de Microondas (also available in PDF)

Egg and Egg Product Safety (also available in PDF)

Spanish version: Inocuidad de los Huevos y de los Productos de Huevo

Keeping "Bag" Lunches Safe (also available in PDF)

Smoking Meat and Poultry (also available in PDF)

Turkey Basics: Stuffing (also available in PDF )

Spanish version: Principios B�sicos de la Preparaci�n del Pavo: El Relleno

Turkey Basics: Safe Thawing (also available in PDF )

Spanish version: Principios B�sicos de la Preparaci�n del Pavo: Descongelaci�n Correcta

Turkey Basics: Handling Precooked Dinners (also available in PDF )

Spanish version: Principios B�sicos de la Preparaci�n del Pavo: Manejo de las Comidas Precocinadas

Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking (also available in PDF )

Spanish version: Principios B�sicos de la Preparaci�n del Pavo: Cocinar Correctamente

Food Safety Features

Food Safety Focus (Background Information)

Spanish: Enfoque Sobre la Carne Molida de Res

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Consumer Information From USDA

(select PDF format for one- or two-page reproducible)

Listeriosis and Food Safety Tips PDF OR text
Also available in Spanish: Listeriosis y Consejos en la Seguridad de los Alimentos PDF OR text

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Brochures

Safe Handling of Complete Meals to Gohtml version (read online)
PDF version (master for duplicating a tri-fold brochure)

Take the Guesswork Out of Roasting a Turkey

Use A Food Thermometer (featuring Thermy™)

html version (read online)

PDF version (master for duplicating a tri-fold brochure)

Spanish PDF version (master for duplicating a tri-fold brochure)

Spanish PDF version, one-color

For Foodservice

Taking Care of Business: Food Safety Resources for Retail and Foodservice Establishments (June 2001) [PDF, 2 pp., 16 x 9"] [text only]Multiple copies: To receive a CD-ROM with a professional printer-ready version of the brochure, send your request to: [email protected]

Graphics & Images

This page will list publications that consist mainly of graphics ("infographics"). An Image Library is available for those who would like to download food safety graphics or artwork from other FSIS publications.