VIRGINIA: … continuing at home - (The Leavenworth Lamp)
April 3, 2008 – 8:08 pmhttp://www.ftleavenworthlamp.com/articles/2008/04/03/dod_news/dod7.txt
Fort Lee, Virginia — Clean, separate, cook and chill: A new twist on an old message will be rolling out to commissary customers as part of Be Food Safe, a new government-sponsored program to help prevent foodborne illnesses in the home.
Be Food Safe brings the Defense Commissary Agency and 27 commercial retail grocery chains together in participating with the Partnership for Food Safety Education and its government liaisons - the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal is to help consumers become more aware of proper food-handling measures in the home, said Rick Page, DeCA’s acting director.
“If you take a moment to practice Be Food Safe’s four simple guidelines and read the instructions on the product label, you can dramatically reduce your chances of getting a foodborne illness,” Page said. “When our customers visit any of our stores […]
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