Food Safety Website Resources
Food Manager Certification Course Providers Spring Workshop
April 24, 2013
Food, Pools, and Lodging Services Section
625 North Robert Street, P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
651-201-4500
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation / Division of
Environmental Health / Food Safety and Sanitation Program
http://dec.alaska.gov/eh/fss/index.htm
1. Food safety training available in English, Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian,
Spanish and Vietnamese (links to King County, Washington Public Health)
2. Good assortment of videos in several languages (links to King County,
Washington Public Health)
3. PIC fact sheet
4. Print Your Own Multilingual Stickers and Posters (16 languages). Topics
include: Hand Washing, No Smoking, Manual Dishwashing, Hot/Cold Holding,
Employee Handwashing.
5. Risk Focused Inspection Training for Operators and Inspectors
Minnesota Department of Education
http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/SchSup/FNS/SNP/FoodServOper/FoodSaf/in
dex.html
1. SOPs for: Cooking PHFs, Serving, Receiving, Personal Hygiene, Hot and
Cold Holding, Using Utensils When Handling RTE Foods, Washing Hands,
2. Logs for: Refrigeration, Food Temperature (food prepped on-site prep and
vended foods)
3. Links to: Serving It Safe (USDA), FoodSafety.gov, Fight BAC!, Food Safety
and Manager Certification (MDH), Developing a Food Safety Program (NFSMI),
Food Safety Courses (U of M Extension), U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
National Science Teachers Association / University of
Massachusetts Extension
http://www.foodsafetyfirst.org/
1. Microbial Growth Simulation Program and Program Applications Teaching
Guide.
2. Materials available for purchase include Science and Our Food Supply
curriculum from NSTA; Food Safety FIRST CD; Food Safety FIRST Lab Kit.
3. Listing of online resources.
4. Information and resources about Teaching Critical Thinking.
Iowa State University
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/
1. Animated glove use video (subtitles/no audio) covers Why? When? What?
and includes photos of bacteria cultured from various kitchen surfaces.
2. Food Safety Presentations (Temperature Monitoring; 6 Steps of
Handwashing; Cleaning & Sanitizing; Cross Contamination)
3. Videos with audio include: Time and Temperature; Cleaning and
Sanitization; Employee Health and Hygiene.
4. A Year of Food Safety Messages calendar (free download; add your own
dates to the monthly pages).
5. SafeFood© Motivators – “Your Motivation Toolkit” self-guided training
program for foodservice managers and supervisors.
University of Minnesota Extension
http://www1.extension.umn.edu/food-safety/
1. “Sanitation and illness” links to information about norovirus, listeria, salmonella
and E. coli.
2. Current and archived Food Safety eNews newsletter. Each issue focuses on
one area of food safety (e.g., SOPs, norovirus, allergens, emergencies).
3. “For food processors” link gives specialized information for food processors,
including regulations, food defense and food biosecurity, and allergens. Food
Safety eNews for Food Processors is a new e-newsletter (3 – 4 issues annually,
beginning September 2012).
Michigan State University
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/tag/michigan-state-university/
1. News items on landing page, including links to various social media sites.
2. Foodborne Illness Outbreaks has articles on current domestic and
international foodborne outbreaks.
3. Food Politics explores current political issues such as genetically
modified/genetically engineered foods, antibiotic use, raw milk and more.
North Carolina State University/A&T State University
http://foodsafetyinfosheets.org/
1. Multiple downloadable Info Sheets approach common food safety issues (e.g.,
norovirus, Salmonella, botulism) with a focus on a particular case study or
defined situation. Fact sheets are colorful and provocative, with eye-catching
graphics and clear, concise text.
2. “Risky Practices” allows you to browse the category archive for Info Sheets on
cross-contamination, food handling, hand washing, improper storage, inadequate
sanitation, poor hygiene, spoilage, and temperature abuse.
3. “Pathogens” allows browsing for botulism, campylobacter, clostridium, E. coli,
H1N1, hepatitis A, listeria, norovirus, salmonella, scrombrotoxin, shigella, and
staphylococcus.
4. “Location” allows browsing for animal, caterer, farm, food market,
manufacturer, and restaurant.
Clemson University Extension
http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/food/food_safety/
1. Detailed guidance on Starting a Food Business has general information about
choosing a product and includes considerations such as shelf-life and production
stages of product development as well as labeling and some business ideas not
related to food safety. Some regulatory information is specific to South Carolina,
and some is based on FDA, CFR and USDA.
2. Food Safety in an Emergency has information for power outages, freezer
failure, hurricanes and floods (also in Spanish), tornadoes, and fires.
3. Read about current food safety and nutrition research being conducted at
Clemson University.
4. Materials on this site information-rich, and will appeal to verbal – solitary
learners.
Cornell University
https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/FOODSAFETY/Middle+and+High+School+
Teacher+Food+Safety+Resources
1. The Pathogen Tracker Game allows students to play the role of epidemiologist
while investigating a Listeria monocytogenes foodborne illness outbreak.
2. National GAPs Food Safety Investigation lessons available for download or
purchase.
3. Links to federal agency Web sites, including FDA, USDA, and CDC. Link to
Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology (free).
4. Most resources unique to this site are geared toward high school age
students, but may be appropriate for adult learners as well.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/teaching-the-foodsystem/curriculum/food_safety.html
1. Food Safety lesson plan includes presentation slides, student background
reading and handouts, and answer key. In the lesson, students simulate an FBI
outbreak investigation.
2. Vocabulary Builders provides tools for teaching new terms.
3. Other lesson plans include: Ingredients of the Food System, History of Food,
Agriculture and Ecosystems, Food Animal Production, Food Processing, Food
Distribution and Transport, diet and Influences on Food Choice, Food
Environments, Food Marketing and labeling, and Hunger and Food Security.
US Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/default.htm
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/StudentsTeachers/default.htm
1. FDA provides free publications of a variety of food safety, nutrition, and food
defense topics.
2. Order up to 100 copies of publications from CFSAN. Topics include: Allergens,
BAC Catcher Pads, Cook It Safe, Cooking Temperatures / Is It Done Yet?, Eggs,
Food Safety A to Z Reference Guide, Safe Food Handling (What You Need to
Know), Food Safety Modernization Act Backgrounder, At Risk Populations,
Government Response to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Juice, Listeria, The
Dangers of Raw Milk, Raw Produce: Selecting and Serving in Safely, Safe
Selection and Handling of Fresh and Frozen Seafood, and more.
3. Many resources available in English and Spanish.
US Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/serving_safe.html
1. Serving It Safe: A Manager’s Tool Kit includes Manual, Trainer’s Guides, Video
clips, Participant’s Workbook, posters and sample certificate of completion.
Materials may be downloaded and printed.
2. Resource Library include lots of nutritional resources, and some recipe books
that could be used as examples for identifying risks.
3. Graphics Library includes colorful elementary foodservice posters.
4. These resources are probably best as examples and for understanding school
food service needs. More for nutrition than food safety.
Food Safety Inspection Service/ USDA
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education
1. Ask Karen, Food Safety on Your PC or Smartphone. Browse common
questions by searching Topic or Product. Submit a question via email or Live
Chat.
2. Link to Codex Alimentarius (U.N. and WHO).
3. Food Safety Education, Educational Materials & Campaigns links to many
resources for safe food preparation.
4. Fact Sheets links to FDA documents. A nice list with lots of topics, and 4 to 6
sheets linked under each heading.
Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/
1. General and specific information on foodborne illness outbreaks.
2. Recall notices.
3. Foodborne illness Q & A.
International Food Protection Training Institute
http://www.ifpti.org/training
1. IFPTI offers both online and classroom training (located in Michigan). These
courses would be good for instructors to learn detail about different aspects of
food manufacturing and federal food safety laws. The site could be offered as a
resource for students.
2. Many courses are provided at no cost; there is a fee for some.
3.Topics include: Communication Skills, Manufactured Concentration; Meat and
Poultry Processing at Retail; Preventive Controls; Unprocessed Foundations.
National Coalition for Food-Safe Schools
http://www.foodsafeschools.org/teachers.php
1. Resources are broken down for different audiences (teacher, food service,
health department, etc.)
2. Sample Lesson Plans has groups of lessons for high school, middle school,
and elementary school groups. Each lesson includes: National Health Education
Standards, time required for each lesson, student learning objectives, required
materials, resources to facilitate teaching safe food handling procedures, teacher
preparation notes, lesson procedure including detailed activities, integration ideas,
evaluation tools (pre- and post-tests and teacher evaluation tool).
3. High school lesson topics include: Understanding Bacteria (+ 2 labs), Outbreak
Investigation: Salmonella Muenchen, The 12 Most Wanted Bacteria, Irradiation
Web Quest, and Food Safety in Retail Food Services.
An Educator’s Guide to Food Safety Material
http://www.partselect.com/JustForFun/Educators-Guide-To-Food-Safety.aspx
Many links were broken on this page. Not recommended.
Partnership for Food Safety Education
http://www.fightbac.org/
1. Colorful posters, humorous videos.
2. Foodborne Illness section includes: Least Wanted Pathogens, Causes &
Symptoms, Challenges, Costs to Society, Extent of Illness, and Food Safety
Glossary.
3. Downloads section includes: Brochures and Fliers, Kid’s Activities, Logos and
Graphics, Presentations, Spanish Resources, and Videos.
Food Poison Journal (Marler Clark)
http://www.foodpoisonjournal.com/
1. Information about current, ongoing and past foodborne illness outbreaks can be
found on the Home page.
2. Right navigation bar links to information about Common Foodborne Pathogens
(Botulism, Campylobacter, E. coli, Hepatitis A, Listeria, Norovirus, Salmonella,
Shigella, and more).
3. Topics links to Food Poisoning Resources, Food Poisoning Information, Food
Poisoning Watch, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, Food Policy & Regulation, and
Food Recall.
Bill Marler Blog
http://www.marlerblog.com/
1. Client Videos has news clips highlighting foodborne illness cases that Bill
Marler’s firm has handled.
2. Attorney Videos has news clips with attorneys discussing general foodborne
illness information in the context of specific cases.
3. Lawyer Op-Ed has Marler’s opinions about food safety in the US.
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
http://www.auri.org/
1. AURI helps develop new uses for agricultural products through science and
technology, partnering with businesses and entrepreneurs to bring ideas to reality.
2. Articles in Food section highlight how AURI has worked with businesses to
develop new products.
3. Use as a resource. Limited applicability for in-class use.
FoodHandler, Inc.
http://www.foodhandler.com/foodsafety.cfm
1. Downloads has Food Safety Signs in English and Spanish.
2. Videos includes Wash Your Hands, Hot to Glove, When to Glove and Why to
Glove.
3. Products such as gloves also available for purchase.
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