Storing & Preserving:
Keeping Food Safe At Home
- Home Canning
Information on canning and other food preservation methods, food safety when preserving foods, and selling home-canned foods.
Canning and preserving food | Selling home-cannned food
- Cold Storage
Tips for storing food properly in the refrigerator or freezer to help prevent foodborne illness.
Timing | Temperature | Freeze | Refrigerate | Foods | Spoilage | Refrigerator and Freezer Storage Charts
- Shelf Storage
Tips for storing food properly to help prevent foodborne illness.
Time | After opening | Cans and jars | Storage precautions | Labels and product dating
Spotlight
Keeping Food Safe During Buffets or Picnics
Buffets or picnics can be a means to transmit disease among your guests if care is not taken in how the food is handled.
Preventing Illness Associated with Animal Contact
How to stay healthy around household pets, petting zoos and fairs.
Waterborne Illness
Waterborne illness is caused by recreational or drinking water contaminated by disease-causing microbes or pathogens. Of note, many waterborne pathogens can also be acquired by consuming contaminated food or beverages, from contact with animals or their environment, or through person-to-person spread.
There's No Such Thing as "Stomach Flu" (PDF)
Complaints of "stomach flu" are usually norovirus, the most common cause of gastrointestinal illness.
Food Safety Basics: Preventing Foodborne Illness
There's a lot you can do to handle and prepare your food safely. Learn what you can do to prepare, serve and store food safely.
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