One in six Americans will get sick from food poisoning this year alone. The Food Safe Families campaign, a cooperative effort of USDA, FDA, CDC, and the Ad Council, urges you to Check Your Steps! By following four simple steps, you can help keep your family safe from food poisoning at home.

CHECK YOUR STEPS RESOURCES by Type

Toolkit

This website gives you free access to all public service ads, tips on how to promote the campaign online and in your community, plus downloadable files for your local organization.

Videos 

Find videos related to this content on our YouTube channel. Examples: These videos describe exactly how to put the four steps into practice.

• Clean
• Separate
• Cook
• Chill

Infographics

• Child's "Quad" Card: Clean-Separate-Cook-Chill (JPG) | En Español (JPG)
• All infographics created by the Ad Council as part of this campaign are available on Flickr.

General Food Safety Resources

Blogs

These frequently updated blogs offer posts on a range of food safety topics.

• FoodSafety.gov
• USDA

Websites

• Food Safety Basics (FoodSafety.gov)
• Ask Karen a food safety question