USDA Information

December 02, 2024

The Nutrition Staff of WCV want to make sure every meal served within our schools is safe and nutritious. Because WCV does not provide refrigeration for meals brought from home, we want to make sure you have all the information you may need to keep meals sent from home safe and healthy. The following links have been provided by the USDA.

United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service

Consumer Fact Sheets

• Back to School: Food Safety & You
• Keeping Bag Lunches Safe
• Food Safety After School
• Food Safety Tips for College Students
• Tailgating Food Safety Q&A
• Cooking for Groups
• Basics for Handling Food Safety
• Seasonal Food Safety
• Food Safety While Hiking, Camping and Boating
• Handling Food Safely on the Road
• Holidays or Party Buffets
• Refrigeration and Food Safety
• Shelf-Stable Food Safety
• Shell Eggs From Farm to Table
• Preparing for a Weather Emergency
• Todo Cuenta

YouTube Videos

• USDA’s Four Steps to Food Safety
• The Importance of Cleaning and Washing During Food Preparation
• Why You Should Not Wash Meat or Poultry
• How Does Cross-Contamination Happen?
• The Importance of Cooking to a Safe Internal Temperature and How to Use a Food Thermometer
• How to Thaw Foods Properly
• “Be Food Safe" for Buffets
• Cooking for Groups
• USDA Food Safety Advice for Tailgate Parties
• Packing Lunches
• Food Safety in the College Dorm
• FoodKeeper App
• The Food Safety Discovery Zone
• USDA Food Safety Advice After Power Loss
• ASL-Be Food Safe
• ASL - Back to School Food Safety
• ASL- Refrigeration and Food Safety
• ASL- Tailgating Food Safety
• ASL- Food Safety for College Students
• Empacando los Almuerzos
• Todo Cuenta
• Viajando con Alimentos
• Consejos del USDA en Inocuidad Alimentaria para Empacar Almuerzos

Pinterest USDA Food Safety (USDA FSIS)

Practical food safety tips for your family from a trusted source.  Learn about food poisoning and the steps you can take to prevent it. Follow us.

To encourage co-branding, you may add your organization’s name to outreach materials and media resources. We have also included feature articles for submission to newsletters or to your local newspaper, along with talking points. A gallery of photographs and infographics are available through the FSIS Flickr site and we have also included access to consumer fact sheets.

Infographics

Pack a Safe Lunch (Flicker)	Back-to-School - Tips for Healthy Kids (Flicker)
Food Myths and Facts (Flicker)	Back-to-School Food Safety Tips (Flicker)
Food Safety Before, During and After a Power Outage(Flicker)	Cooking for Groups (Flicker)
Your Fridge + Food Safety (Flicker)	Refrigerator Tips (Flickr)
Danger Zone (Flickr)	Hitting-the-Road with Danger Zone (Flickr)
Handwashing (Flickr)	Is it done yet? (Flicker)
Five Steps for Handwashing	Behavioral Study
Food Thermometer