Community Health and Nutrition Advisor
Cooperative Extension Tulare County
4437-B S. Laspina St.
Tulare, CA 93274
(559) 684-3318
iopadasas@ucanr.edu
Food Safety / Food Science
American Dietetic Association Home Food Safety http://homefoodsafety.org/ Provides home food safety statistics, information about foodborne illness, and safe food handling tips.
Association for Dressings & Sauces http://www.dressings-sauces.org Information about food safety, nutrition, and recipes for sauces and dressings.
Butterball®
http://www.butterball.com Information about proper handling and cooking of turkeys.
Canning Guide
http://www.homecanning.com Information on safe canning methods, equipment needed, and recipes.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/
Food Borne Pathogen Information Page http://www.about-ecoli.com/resources.htm Includes information about E. coli, Hepatitis, Listeria, Salmonella, and Shigella.
Food Safety http://www.foodsafety.gov A gateway to government food safety information.
Food Safety for Home Care Child Providers https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-day-care-centers Information in English and Spanish developed by New Mexico State University.
Food Safety and Inspection Service http://www.fsisusda.gov/Fact_Sheets/index.asp Provides Fact Sheets on safe food handling.
Food Safety Site of the University of Nebraska www.food.unl.edu/food-safety Information about food borne pathogens, safe food handling, and HACCP.
Holiday Tips
Institute of Food Technologists https://www.ifst.org/ Current information regarding food safety, biotechnology, and new food products.
International Food Information Council (IFIC) www.foodinsight.org Information on food safety and nutrition.
Main Bovine Spongioform Encephalopahty (BSE)Page
http://www.bseinfo.org Information about BSE.
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network http://nptn.orst.edu Information about pesticides and their effect on foods and health.
Office of Pesticide Programs http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/consumer.htm Directory of pesticide information including food safety and pesticide use.
USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information http://foodsafety.nal.usda.gov
During Pregnancy
Colorado State University Cooperative Extension http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/FOODNUT/09372.html
Food Safety.gov https://www.foodsafety.gov/risk/pregnant/index.html Provides food safety information for the expecting mother as well as links to other helpful sites.
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics Discusses the risk of listeriosis during pregnancy and provides safe food handling tips.
WIC Works https://wicworks.fns.usda.gov/ Information about food safety during pregnancy.
Home Food Preservation
Home Food Preservation - UC Food Safety
National Center for Home Food Preservation http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/ Provides current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation.