The following links help consumers and workers in Massachusetts and New England learn more about food safety from farm to table.

Food Recalls

• https://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls-and-outbreaks 
• https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/current-recalls-and-alerts 
• https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/outbreaks/index.html 

General Food Safety

• FightBAC  http://www.fightbac.org/ 
• Food-safe Schools https://www.fns.usda.gov/ofs/food-safe-schools 
• Foodsafety.gov https://www.foodsafety.gov/ 
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food Safety https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ 

Covid-19 Food Safety

• Stop the Spread of Germs, Massachusetts Department of Public Health 
• https://www.mass.gov/doc/stop-the-spread-of-germs-respiratory-diseases-like-flu-and-covid-19/download 
• CDC COVID-19 Guidance https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html 
• CDC Guidance for Reopening Buildings after Prolonged Shutdown of Reduced Operation https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/building-water-system.html 
• COVID-19 Food Safety Resources, NC State Extension https://foodsafety.ces.ncsu.edu/covid-19-resources/ 
• Coronavirus Safety, Handle Food Safely, Purdue University  English Version: https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/FS/FS-37-W.pdf 
• Spanish version: https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=FS-37-W-S 
• Chinese version: https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=FS-37-W-CS 
•  Food Takeout and Delivery During and Public Health Emergency, LSU https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/aiverson/articles/page1584635335353 
• Public Health Emergency Response for Retail Store Managers, LSU https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/aiverson/articles/page1584563222650 

Foodborne Illness

• What You Need to Know About Foodborne Illnesses, FDA https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/what-you-need-know-about-foodborne-illnesses 
• Foodborne Germs and Illnesses, CDC https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/foodborne-germs.html 
• Foodborne Illness, MDPH https://www.mass.gov/foodborne-illness 

Food Defense

• FSIS Food Defense and Emergency Response https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/food-defense-and-emergency-response/food-defense 

Food Entrepreneurs

• https://nefoodproducers.org/ 

• Food Science: Starting a Small Food Business | UMass Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment

Handwashing

• Clean Hands

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points(HACCP)

• HACCP for foodservice  
• HACCP for schools

Influenza Avian Flu

•  Information on Avian Influenza, CDC https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/index.htm 
• USDA Avian Flu Resources https://www.usda.gov/topics/animals/one-health/avian-influenza