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In this section: Buy, Store & Serve Safe Food

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Bottled Water: FDA Regulates the Safety of Bottled Water
Buffets: Easy Tips for Food Safety When Entertaining
Carbonated Soft Drinks: What You Should Know about Carbonated Soft Drinks
Eating Outdoors: Handling Food Safely Outdoors | Social Media Toolkit on Eating and Cooking Outdoors
Eggs: What You Need to Know About Egg Safety
Foodborne Illness:
- Response To Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
- Foodborne Illness-Causing Organisms in the U.S.
Food Allergies: What You Need to Know About Food Allergies
- Sesame: The FASTER Act: Sesame Is the Ninth Major Food Allergen
Food Irradiation: What You Need to Know about Food Irradiation
Food Safety:
- Chemicals In Foods NEW!
- Food Recalls: What You Need to Know
- Handling Flour Safely: What You Need to Know
- Handling Infant Formula Safely: What You Need to Know NEW!
- Food Safety for At-Risk Individuals
- Refrigerator Thermometers: Cold Facts about Food Safety
- Safe Food Handling
- Food and Water Safety During Hurricanes, Power Outages, and Floods
- Preventing Listeria Infections
Food Waste: How to Cut Food Waste and Maintain Food Safety
Juice: Talking About Juice Safety
Melamine in Tableware: Questions and Answers on Melamine Tableware
Nutrition Facts:
- New and Improved Nutrition Facts Label
- Gluten and Food Labeling: FDA’s Regulation of “Gluten-Free” Claims
- Sodium in Your Diet: Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Reduce Your Intake
- Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Choose Milk and Plant-Based Beverages NEW!
Packaged Ice: FDA Regulates the Safety of Packaged Ice
Raw Milk: The Dangers of Raw Milk: Unpasteurized Milk Can Pose a Serious Health Risk
Raw Produce: Selecting and Serving Safely Raw Produce
Ready-to-Cook: Test Your Safety Knowledge About Ready-to-Cook Foods
Risk Assessment: What is a Risk Assessment and What Does It Have to do with My Food?
Seafood: Fresh and Frozen Seafood: Selecting and Serving it Safely
Surplus, Salvaged, and Donated Foods: Safety Tips
Tampering: Food Tampering: An Extra Ounce of Caution

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