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USDA Launches Food Safety at Home Podcasts Series in Spanish |
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Food Safety Education Staff:
Maribel Alonso
(301) 344-4762 |
Media Contact:
Amanda Eamich
(202) 720-9113 |
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2009- The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is introducing a Spanish language Food Safety at Home podcast
series. These podcasts are another convenient and innovative way for the Spanish speaking
community to learn the four basic steps of the Be Food Safe campaign: Clean, Separate, Cook, and
Chill.
“These podcasts are part of an FSIS initiative to educate Spanish-speaking consumers on safe food
handling practices and the risks associated with foodborne illness, said FSIS Administrator Al
Almanza. “Each episode will discuss valuable information on the safe handling, preparation, and
storage of meat, poultry, and processed egg products when cooking at home.”
These podcasts showcase public health experts discussing a variety of topics that will help
consumers keep their food safe. Listen in to learn about other FSIS resources, such as the USDA
Meat and Poultry Hotline and “Ask Karen,” the FSIS virtual representative, which are available to
answer your food safety questions any time of day.
FSIS invites consumers to subscribe to the free podcast service by visiting
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Feeds/index.asp.
Once subscribed to the RSS feed, new broadcasts will be downloaded automatically to the feed
reader used by the subscriber.
Consumers can find information on food safety by visiting “Ask Karen”, the FSIS virtual
representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry
Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached
from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Podcasts and SignFSIS video-casts in
American Sign Language featuring text-captioning are available on the Web site at:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_&_events/multimedia/.
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April 2, 2009 |
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