November 3, 1999 - Fight Bac! Offers Special Food-Safety Calendar

by Lachelle Lewis

Want to build your entire year around food safety?

Now you can.

In an effort to encourage consumers to practice safe food handling techniques throughout the year, Fight BAC! has announced the release of a specially designed year 2000 food safety calendar.

Fight BAC! is a national consumer education campaign sponsored by the Partnership for Food Safety Education, a coalition of industry, government and consumer groups dedicated to reducing the incidence of foodborne illness.

The calendar features various food safety themes each month, including quick tips, fast facts, fun trivia and do's and don'ts on practicing safe food handling. Other highlights include seasonal informational, such as a planning guide for preparing Thanksgiving turkeys, holiday party and buffet ideas and safe summer grilling techniques.

"This is a great food safety resource to keep right in the kitchen," said Dagmar Farr, group vice president of consumer and legislative affairs for the Food Marketing Institute. "It routinely reminds people about the steps they can take to practice safe food handling, no matter what time of year."

The Y2K calendar is available online at www.fightbac.org

This article reprinted with permission from Meat Marketing & Technology.

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