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Food Safety

First Gov (Foodsafety.gov)

• Gateway to Government Food Safety Information

News and safety alerts on food safety, food born pathogens, and consumer advise (http://www.foodsafety.gov)

Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

• Food Safety: Keeping Food Safe During Emergencies

This publication discusses how to handle foods before, during, and after and emergency to keep them safe and avoid food poisoning. (http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Pubs/CFS/CFS-119.html)

University of Georgia: College of Family and Consumer Sciences

• Consumer Guide: Preparing an Emergency Food Supply

Links to publication with guidelines on storing water and food for emergency supplies. (http://www.fcs.uga.edu/pubs/current/FDNS-34-CS.html