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Safe food handling is important at home, in the community, and in your business. Learn how to guard against allergen exposures and handle food safely to prevent food-borne illnesses.

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Safe Food for Babies and Children - Heating Solid Food Safely

Whether warming bottles or solid foods, it is ALWAYS important to use safe heating practices to keep your baby happy and healthy.

Safe Food for Babies and Children: A Guide for Babysitters - Babysitter Edition

Babysitting is a great way to earn money, help neighbors and gain job experience. It’s a big responsibility, too. When parents trust you to babysit, they are placing their children’s health and safety in your hands.

Safe Food for Babies and Children: A Guide for Babysitters - Parent Edition

As a parent, you most likely will need a babysitter to look after your children at some time. Infants and young children are especially vulnerable to foodborne illness, and even a small error in food preparation can cause severe illness.…

Safe Food for Babies and Children: Choking Dangers

Every child is at risk of choking: Older infants and children less than 5 years old easily can choke on food, toys and household objects. A single choking incident may result in death, permanent brain damage due to lack of oxygen and other…

Safe Food for Babies and Children: Introducing Solid Foods to Your Baby

This handout provides general guidance for adding solid foods to the diet of your growing baby. Be sure to consult with your child’s health-care provider for additional information.

Safe Food for Babies and Children: Warming Bottles Safely

For the first year of a baby's life, breast milk or infant formula should be used to provide the nutrition necessary to promote growth and general health.

Safe Food for Babies: Handling Breast Milk, Formula and Baby Food

Infants and young children are most at risk for foodborne illness because their immune systems are not fully developed. Follow the tips in this publication to keep breast milk, formula and baby food safe for babies.

Safe Food Handling

This poster gives the guidelines for emergency mass feeding shelters.

Stop Germs in Their Tracks With Proper Hand-washing

Did you know that proper hand washing is the single most important way to help prevent the spread of illness? Clean your hands thoroughly to help prevent germs from spreading from person to person and throughout a community.

The pick of the season: Keeping Fruits and Vegetables Fresh and Safe from Plant to Palate

Even though fruits, vegetables and juice are nutritious parts of the diet, you need to take some food safety precautions. For example, contaminated melons, sprouts and raspberries have been linked with foodborne illness outbreaks.
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