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SAFEFOOD NEWS - Spring 1997 - Vol. 1, No. 3

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RESOURCES

FDA Food Safety Brochure for Pregnant Women

"Keep Your Baby Safe: Eat Hard Cheeses Instead of Soft Cheeses During Pregnancy" is the title of a brochure in Spanish and English designed to help protect women from Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria contamination has frequently been traced to soft cheeses and can cause serious illness, including spontaneous abortions or serious illness for newborns.

For additional information, bulk copies, or a poster, call FDA Communications at 301-443-3220.

Source: USDA. Food Safety and Inspection Service. The Food Safety Educator. Vol. 2 (1), Winter 1997.

It's Good Business: Processing Salsa Safely

This 12 minute video presents step-by-step instructions for processing chili salsa correctly and is designed for the small- volume, independent food processor. It stresses the importance of excellent sanitation, correct acidity of the product, and proper time and temperature in processing. Produced by New Mexico State University. For more information, call or write: Dr. Martin Sancho, Extension Home Economics, New Mexico State University, Box 30003, Dept. 3AE, Las Cruces, NM 88003, 505-646-1283. This video will soon be available on loan from CSU Audiovisual Services.

Preventing, Foodborne Illness

This video stresses sanitation, proper heating and cooling, and avoidance of cross-contamination in preventing foodborne illness, and depicts food service workers demonstrating safe practices. Content is given in both English (9:46) and Spanish (10:12). Produced by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, 303-692-3620. For a free copy of this video, contact our office. It is also available on loan from CSU Audiovisual Services.

National Pesticide Telecommunications Network (NPTN)

NPTN is a toll-free information service sponsored cooperatively by Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. NPTN provides objective, science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related subjects including: pesticide products, pesticide poisonings, toxicology, and environmental chemistry. Open to questions from the public and professionals, it is staffed by highly qualified and trained pesticide specialists with toxicology and environmental chemistry training.

NPTN can be reached 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. pacific time, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays: 1-800-858-7378. FAX: 541-737- 0761. E-mail: nptn@ace.orst.edu. Information is also available through the NPTN World Wide Web site at: ace.orst.edu/info/nptn/.

Home Canning Hotline

Just in time for home canning season, the toll free number for the Ball and Kerr Home Canning Hotline is 1-800-240-3340.

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