Food Safety

Ever wonder what internal temperature your meat needs to reach before you can eat it safely? If food has been sitting out in room temperature for a while, is it safe to eat it?  What foodborne illnesses should you be worried about?  Here are a few helpful links to direct you to answers to these questions:

• A one stop webpage for food safety:
• FoodSafety.gov
• Other food safety websites: 
• Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) 
• Food Safety Education
• Be Food Safe
• Safe Food Handling Fact Sheets
• Parasites and Foodborne Illness Fact Sheets
• Food Recalls (meat, poultry, & egg products)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts
• Major Product Recalls
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
• Foodborne Illnesses