Carol Larvick

Leftovers and Other Food Safety Information for iPhone/iPad Application (“Smartphone” Technology)

Foodborne illness continues to be a public health concern in the United States (US). Each year, an estimated 48 million Americans (1 in 6) become ill, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne illness. Clostridium perfringes is cited as causing 1,606 outbreaks (second highest) and Bacillus cereus caused 164 outbreaks (sixth highest) in which a pathogen was known as the causative agent. Both of these pathogens have been associated with improper cooling and storage of leftover food. To educate consumers on safe food handling practices in their homes, The Partnership for Food Safety Education has developed the Fight BAC! messages of clean, separate, cook, and chill. One of the Healthy People 2020 objectives focuses on increasing the proportion of consumers who follow these key food safety practices (clean, separate, cook, chill). Leftover food safety involves properly chilling and reheating (cooking) food when appropriate. Children are at heightened risk for foodborne illness and are disproportionately affected by 4 foodborne microorganisms: Campylobacter, E.coli O157:H7, Listeria, and Salmonella. This heightened risk for foodborne illness is a result of undeveloped immune systems and lower body

Use of Technology to Reach Families with Young Children with Food Safety Information

Foodsafety practices associated with diar-rheal illness of Special SupplementalNutrition Program for Women, In-fants, and Children (WIC) partici-pants included not washing handsbefore preparing meals and baby bot-tles or after changing diapers and notwashing items that touched rawmeat before preparing the nextfood.