Food Safety and Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700

"Thermy™" (30-second public service annnouncement)

U. S. Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
National Consumer Education Campaign to Promote Food Thermometer Use

(music)

MOM: Hey, hon, dinner's almost ready.

THERMY: Hey, let me out of here! What about using me, Thermy? You need a food thermometer to be safe. 

BOY: Yeah, what about Thermy? 

MOM: Oh, honey, I know by the color when it's done.

THERMY: Colors can be wrong. People could get sick. Hamburgers that look done sometimes aren't cooked enough. 

BOY: We learned it at school. 

MOM: All right.

THERMY: Remember, it's safe to bite when the temperature is right. 

For Further Information, Contact:

Meat and Poultry Hotline:

• 1-888-MPHotline (Toll-free Nationwide)
• 1-800-256-7072 (TDD/TTY)
• E-mail: mphotline.fsis@usda.gov

FSIS Food Safety Education Staff

• E-mail: fsis.outreach@usda.gov

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