Food Safety & Preservation

Food safety and preservation is a constantly changing science. For safety reasons it is important to follow the most current methods to insure food safety and prevent food spoilage and food borne illnesses.

• Ball Blue Book
  A comprehensive source for home canning information.
• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
  The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, known as CFSAN, is one of six product-oriented centers, in addition to a nationwide field force, that carry out the mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA is a scientific regulatory agency responsible for the safety of the nation's domestically produced and imported foods, cosmetics, drugs, biologics, medical devices, and radiological products.
• Clemson University Extension Home & Garden Information Center
  The Home and Garden Information Center resources include food safety and preservation; landscape, garden, and indoor plants; and insects, diseases and other problems.
• Fight BAC!
  Partnership of government, industry and consumer groups established to educate consumers about food safety and safe food handling techniques; includes information for consumers, educators, and the media.
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
  Located at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), its mission, to collect and disseminate information about food and human nutrition.
• Food Safety Initiative Activity
  Brought to you by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Many people do not think about food safety until a food-related illness affects them or a family member. While the food supply in the United States is one of the safest in the world, CDC estimates that 76 million people get sick, more than 300,000 are hospitalized, and 5,000 Americans die each year from food borne illness.
• FoodSafety.gov
  A gateway website that provides links to selected government food safety-related information.
• Keeping Food Safe During An Emergency
  United States Department of Agriculture - Food Safety and Inspection Service.
• Grill It Safely!
  This article from the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension provides tips on safe grilling. Topics include shopping, preparation, transporting and grilling.
• Is it Safe?
  Find out about various foods and what to look for to determine if they are safe to eat!
• National Center for Home Food Preservation
  Source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation. The Center was established to address food safety concerns for those who practice and teach home food preservation and processing methods.
• North Carolina State University Food Safety Information
  Food Safety information and resources for consumers, educators, researchers and absolutely anyone that wants to know more about preventing foodborne illness. Developed by The NC Cooperative Extension Service at North Carolina State University.
• North Dakota Sate University Extension Foods, Nutrition and Health Publications
  This site has information on the safe preparation and preservation of wild game in addition to more traditionally preserved foods. Most publication are free and available as webpages or Adobe PDF format.
• The Power is Off: Is the Food Still Safe? [88KB pdf]
  If the power goes off in your home due to a winter storm or an unexpected summertime power outage, it may be difficult to determine whether the food in your refrigerator or freezer is safe to consume. This fact sheet will help you to decide whether to keep or discard food items in your home.
• Utah State University Extension Food & Nutrition
  Utah State Extension has the complete USDA Home Canning Guide on this website.

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