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At Risk Populations - Foodborne Illnesses
At Risk Populations - Foodborne Illness
Some consumers are more susceptible to foodborne illness and may experience more severe symptoms. This group of consumers includes young children, older adults, and persons with illnesses that affect the immune system. This page has information on reducing foodborne illness in at-risk populations and on microorganisms that are more likely to affect at-risk groups.
Biotechnology
Food Animals
- Egg Safety - Backyard Chickens - Fact sheet from Colorado State University Extension.
- How to Keep a Small Poultry Flock - Fact sheet from New Mexico State University Extension.
Food Regulations
Food Safety in Emergencies
Information on steps to ensure food safety in the event of a power outage, blackout, fire, flood, or earthquake, as well as guidelines on purifying water after a disaster and storing water for emergencies.
- Guidelines for Food Safety During Short-Term Power Outages (UC Pub PDF 112 KB)
- Other Links on Food Safety During Emergencies
Food Safety in the Kitchen
- Fight Bac! (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
- Back to School Food Safety Tips for Parents and Students (USDA)
- The Lunch Box Series, C: Safe Lunches for Preschol Children (UC Pub PDF 2335k) Tips on keeping food safety in mind when you put together your rpeschooler's nutritious sack lunch. In English and Spanish (La Lonchera: Cómo empacar almuerzos seguros para niños preescolares PDF 1290k).
- UC Food Safety in the Kitchen Publications
- Other links on Food Safety In the Kitchen A series of links and publications from the FDA and USDA on food safety in the kitchen.
- Molds on Food (USDA, 392 KB)
Foodborne Illnesses
- Allergies
- The Bad Bug Book (FDA)
- Foodborne Diseases (CDC)
- Foodborne Illness - Causes and Symptoms (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
- Long-term Health Outcomes for Selected Foodborne Pathogens (CFI, PDF 438 KB)
- Report a Problem with Food:
Food-Specific Advice
Food-specific advice on topics such as raw milk and dairy products, fruit and vegetable juices, game, seed sprouts and bottled water.
Raw Milk
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Food and Drug Administration
- Spanish Raw Milk Fact Sheet (FDA PDF 450k)
- Real Raw Milk Facts
Gardening Food Safety
- Flooding: Recovering from a Storm (Publication from North Carolina State University - PDF 212 KB)
- Harvesting and Storing Your Home Orchard's Nut Crops: Almonds, Walnuts, Pecans (UC Pub PDF 222 KB)
- Key Points of Control and Management for Microbial Food Safety: Edible Landscape Plants and Home Garden Produce (PDF 71 KB)
This publication provides a brief outline of the important components of microbial food safety practices for home gardeners and edible landscape practitioners. The diversity and scale of home garden environments, gardening practices, and food handling practices make a single approach to food safety planning in the garden unrealistic. This publication, drawn from research and practical experience, focuses on the key guiding principles of preventing contamination, reducing the survival of pathogens, and preventing cross-contamination at each step.
- Pets in the Garden
Pets
- Amphibian-Reptile Safety
- Healthy Pets Healthy People: Diseases People Can Get from Pets (CDC)
- Preventing Infections from Pets (CDC)
Shelf Life, Product Dating, and Long-Term Storage
- Food Product Dating (USDA Fact Sheets)
- Food Product Dating and Storage Times (Arizona Cooperatve Extension)
- Decoding Food Product Dates (University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension)
- Shelf Life of Canned Foods (Canned Food Alliance)
- Long-Term Food Storage (Utah State University)
Spanish Resources
A selection of publications written in Spanish on food safety when preparing food for children, in the kitchen, in emergency conditions and on food products. English versions also available.