Food  Security  and   Safety

This section of the framework addresses the issue of food safety in the school setting. Schools can also play an inmportant role in educating students and parents about this issue.

Explanations (Summaries, Articles)

• The Food Allergy Network.
• Government Food Safety Information. Kids, Teens & Educators.
• USDA. Food Safety.
• The National Food Safety Database Website
• Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. School Food Service
• USDA Food Borne Illness Education Center. Food Safety Links
• Partnership for Food Safety Education. Fight Bac!
• American School Food Service Association. Your Child Nutrition eSource
• Healthy School Meals Resource System
• Sturgeon J. 1998. Changing Cafeteria Blahs Into Food Court Appeal.
• Swanquist B. 1999. Multiple Choice: Trends in Dining Design.

Evidence (Reports, Research Reviews, Major Case Studies)

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2000). Fewer Americans Suffer From Foodborne Illnesses as Food Safety Programs Take Hold.
• Managing Food Allergies in School.
• Carleton University Survey Centre. (1994). Survey of Educators' Use and Understanding of Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating.

Examples (Canadian and Other Examples)

Resources

• Healthy School Meals Resource System: Food Safety
• USDA Food Borne Illness Education Center. Food Safety Links
• American School Food Service Association. Your Child Nutrition eSource
• Healthy School Meals Resource System

-Planning Guides

• USDA. Serving It Safe: A Manager's Tool Kit.
• USDA. HACCP Educaton Materials for Food Service Workers.
• Pennsylvania Department of Agriculutre. Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratory Services. 1999. Good Learners Need Good Food. A Reference Guide for School Food Service.
• Food Institute of Canada/L'Institut des Aliments du Canada. Risk Reduction: Food Safety, Y2K & Beyond/Réduction du risque : La sécurité des aliments.
• Partnership for Food Safety Education. Fight Bac!
• National Nutrition Safety Net. National School Lunch Program.
• National Nutrition Safety Net. School Breakfast Program.
• USDA. Call to Action: Healthy School Nutrition Environments.
• Avoiding An Allergic Reaction.
• Food Allergies and School Buses: Finding A Safe Balance.
• Canadian School Boards Association. (1996). Anaphylaxis: A Handbook for School Boards.
• School Breakfast for First Class Learning.

-Programs and Materials

• USDA. Food Safety Education Materials for Children.
• National Food Safety Education Month 1999 Planning Guide for Food Safety Educators.
• National Food Safety Database: Programs
• USDA Food Borne Illness Education Center. Food Safety Links

-Policy Examples