New Food Safety Website Officially Launched: www.foodsafety.gov
It's not www.defendingfoodsafety.com. But, it may be a close second.
Numerous food safety improvement measures have been initiated in the United States this year. One of the latest, unveiled by the FDA, USDA and Department of Health and Human Services, is a food safety website. The website, www.foodsafety.gov will provide a broad variety of information relating to food safety, including recall information and food handling tips. It will include news and information from each of the governmental agencies including FDA, USDA and CDC responsible for overseeing food safety in the United States.
The site, which is described as a gateway to federal food safety information, provides a wide array of information and resources for consumers to utilize. Among the numerous tools available on the site, are food safety educational materials for download, information about pathogens, podcasts and also an “ask a question” link whereby a consumer can receive an answer to a specific question.. The food safety information is broken down by food groups. It is both easily navigable and readily accessible.
According to the Food Safety Working Group, the federal government will continue “to enhance www.foodsafety.gov to better communicate information to the public and include an improved individual alert system allowing consumers to receive food safety information, such as notification of recalls. Agencies will also use social media to expand public communications.”
Future plans include expanding the website to have mobile access and text alerts.
