Foodborne Illness
Diseases can easily spread through foods if care is not taken. This page provides information about proper handwashing technique and preventing the spread of contamination and food- and waterborne pathogens.
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Back-to-School Food Safety
- Disaster Food Safety
- Drinking Water
- Filth-breeding Flies
- Foodborne Illness
- Proper Handwashing (series)
- Waterborne Pathogens
Other Sites & Publications
- Fight BAC!--Partnership for Food Safety Education
- Foodborne Illness--CDC
- Food Poisoning--MedlinePlus
- FoodSafety.gov
- Return to Food Safety
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
- Family Album Radio
- Food Safety and Quality Program
- Food Science and Human Nutrition Department
- National Food Safety Database
- Pesticide Information Office
UF/IFAS Publications
State & Federal Agencies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- FDACS Division of Food Safety
- FoodSafety.gov
- USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)