As the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service explains, washing produce helps remove dirt or bacteria. Bacteria like Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria can lead to illness, with symptoms including fever, headaches, and more. Follow @eraofhealth for more health tips and facts ✅ | Eraofhealth

4.3K views · 30 reactions | On Mayo Clinic Radio, Christopher Bernstein, director for food safety education at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service, shares the USDA’s FoodKeeper app – a tool to help consumers keep their food safe. | Mayo Clinic | Facebook

USDA and the National Food Safety Management Institute (NFSMI) are working together to provide free training to school food service professionals. The training will help schools serve healthy meals that students enjoy and comply with the nutrition standards found in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Below First Lady Michelle Obama thanks school nutrition professionals for their hard work and encourages them to take advantage of this unique opportunity. | U.S. Department of Agriculture

ORGANIC RISING - Demystifying Organic Agriculture See the award-winning documentary: www.OrganicRisingFilm.com Now with subtitles in: Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese and Japanese. WHAT does the USDA Organic Label represent? It is the only food label that assures consumers: - There are no GMOs - Over 900 synthetic pesticides and fertilizers used in conventional agriculture are forbidden, including: Glyphosate, Atrazine, 2,4-D and Dicamba. - All USDA certified organic farms and ope r

ORGANIC RISING - Demystifying Organic Agriculture Watch the award-winning Documentary: www.organicrisingfilm.com Now with subtitles in: Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese and Japanese. Did you know, you can influence what the USDA organic label represents? Organic watchdog groups such as the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), The Cornucopia Institute, and others represent consumers at the bi-annual National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meetings and determine what the USDA organic