Information from UC
UC Food Safety in the Kitchen Publications (UC Food Safety)
- The Lunch Box Series, C: Safe Lunches for Preschool Children (UCANR Pub 8109, PDF 2335 KB) Tips on keeping food safety in mind when you put together your preschooler's nutritious sack lunch. In English and Spanish (La Lonchera: Cómo empacar almuerzos seguros para niños preescolares (UCANR Pub 8109-S, PDF 1290 KB)
- How to Calibrate a Meat Thermometer (Video) (UC Davis & North American Meat Institute for the Meat News Network)
- The Expert's Guide to Food Thermometers (Video) (UC Davis & North American Meat Institute for the Meat News Network)
- Extension services are the best free cooking resource. Here’s how to use them (UC Food Safety quoted in The Washington Post, May 31, 2021)
- Food recalls: FAQ with food safety experts (UC Food Safety in: ABC10; October 24, 2018)
Basics of Kitchen Food Safety: Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill
Learn the about the basics of food safety in the kitchen. The four simple concepts: clean, separate, cook and chill can help prevent foodborne illness.
- Cleaning and Sanitizing the Kitchen - using inexpensive household food-safe products (The Ohio State University) (PDF 1.6 MB)
- Don't Wash Your Chicken! (New Mexico State University)
- Fight Bac! Like a Produce Pro (Partnership for Food Safety Education, PDF 389 KB)
- Fight BAC! (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
- Five Keys to Safer Food Manual (World Health Organization PDF 3,936 KB)
- Food Safety Education - the Four Messages: Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill (USDA)
- Kitchen Companion - Your Safe Food Handbook (USDA) (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Spring Clean Your Way into a Safer Kitchen (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
- The Core Four Practices - Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
- The Story of your Dinner (Partnership for Food Safety Education) Recipes, videos, graphics and kids’ activity sheets.
- La Historia de su Cena (en Español)
- UC Food Safety in the Kitchen Publications (UC Food Safety)
- Washing Food - Does it Promote Food Safety? (USDA)
Packing a Safe Lunch
Packing a safe lunch for our little ones is just as important as packing a lunch that is nutritious. The web pages below discuss food safety tips for the lunch box.
- The Lunch Box Series, C: Safe Lunches for Preschool Children (UCANR Pub 8109, PDF 2335 KB) Tips on keeping food safety in mind when you put together your preschooler's nutritious sack lunch. In English and Spanish (La Lonchera: Cómo empacar almuerzos seguros para niños preescolares (UCANR Pub 8109-S, PDF 1290 KB).
- Back to School Food Safety Tips for Parents and Students (USDA)
Eating Outdoors
- Checklist for the Perfect Summer Picnic (foodsafety.gov)
- Food Safety While Camping (foodsafety.gov)
- Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating (USDA-FSIS) (PDF 495 KB)
- Grilling and Food Safety (USDA-FSIS) (PDF 302 KB)
- Grilling like a PRO (foodsafety.gov)
- Handling Food Safely on the Road (USDA-FSIS)
- Handling Food Safely While Eating Outdoors (FDA)
- Smoke It Low and Slow (foodsafety.gov)
- Summer and Vacations (foodsafety.gov)
Holiday Food Safety
Kitchen Appliances and Tools
How to properly use thermometers to determine the temperature of household refrigerators, freezers, ovens, and microwaves.
- Appliances and Thermometers (USDA)
- Calibrating a Thermometer (USDA)
- Calibrating Thermometers in Boiling Water: Boiling Point / Atmospheric Pressure / Altitude Tables (Dr. O. Peter Snyder, Hospitality Institute of Technology and Management) (PDF 98 KB)
- Creating a Properly Made Ice Bath (ThermoWorks)
- FoodKeeper App (FoodSafety.gov) Search available on website, with links to Android and Apple apps.
- Go 40 degrees or below - keep your refrigerator temp at 40 degrees or below - infographic (fightbac.org) (PDF 90 KB)
- Go 40 degrees or below - the science behind the messages (fightbac.org) (PDF 124 KB)
- How to Calibrate a Meat Thermometer (Video) (UC Davis & North American Meat Institute for the Meat News Network)
- Kitchen Thermometers (USDA)
- Microwave Ovens and Food Safety (USDA)
- Refrigerator & Freezer Thermometers (USDA)
- Slow Cooker Food Safety (PDF 373 KB, USDA)
- The Expert's Guide to Food Thermometers (Video) (UC Davis & North American Meat Institute for the Meat News Network)
- Thermometer Calibration Guide - Graphic (Kansas State University) (PDF 125 KB)
- Thermometer Calibration Guide (Kansas State University) (PDF 172 KB)
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Using Your Smartphone or Tablet in the Kitchen: Is it a Food Safety Hazard? (FDA)
Other Information
- Extension services are the best free cooking resource. Here’s how to use them (UC Food Safety quoted in The Washington Post, May 31, 2021)
- Food recalls: FAQ with food safety experts (ABC10; October 24, 2018)
- Molds on Food (USDA, 2013) (PDF 588 KB)