Food Safety & Preservation Information for Industry

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Cooperative Extension Food Preservation and Safety Websites

• Food Safety Website — Consumer, research and industry information in 10 main categories (meat, poultry, eggs, fish/seafood, milk/dairy, fruits, vegetables, hot topics, resources, organisms of concern).

Food Safety Publications

• Biotechnology Answers to Common Questions
• Herbal Foods Botanicals as food and specialty products
• Food Irridation
• Increase the Shelf-Life of Your Food
• Extended Shelf-Life Refrigerated Foods
• Microbial Safety of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Safe Handling of Ground Meat
• Food Safety: Listeria
• For Safety's Sake: Making Pickles in NC
• For Safety's Sake: Pickle Problems
• Keeping Food Safe at Big Events
• Take Safety on Your Picnic
• Tips on Ordering and Sending Foods through the Mail
• Emergency Drinking Water Supplies
• Poisonous Plants of N.C

U.S. Government and Other Resources

• Fish Consumption Advisories — N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• National Food Safety Database — University of Florida Extension
• www.FoodSafety.gov — Gateway to Food Safety Information
• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition — Food and Drug Administration
• International Food Information Council — Nutrition and Food Safety Information
• USDA Bad Bug Book — Basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins