Food safety best practices and resources during COVID-19

During this time of uncertainty, consumers, farmers and retailers have many questions regarding food safety and COVID-19. Yaohua “Betty” Feng, assistant professor of food science at Purdue University, and her lab have compiled information from nationwide food safety experts on a central reference website.

The website outlines food safety best practices including:

• Consumer personal hygiene.
• Stopping the spread of germs.
• Grocery shopping recommendations.
• Guidelines for farmers and producers.
• Guidelines for manufacturers and retailers.
• Information for Extension educators.

The website is continuously updated with the most up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 and food safety. For food safety best practices, please visit the following sites:

• English version: https://ag.purdue.edu/foodsci/Fenglab/covid-19-food-safety-information/.
• Spanish version: https://ag.purdue.edu/foodsci/Fenglab/covid-19-material-espanol/.
• Chinese version: https://ag.purdue.edu/foodsci/Fenglab/%e4%b8%ad%e6%96%87%e6%9d%90%e6%96%99/.

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