Download or read book Food Safety Adds Up to Good Health--you Can Count on It!. written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The Food Safety and Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has developed this teaching kit to stress the importance of safe food handling practices. The kit consists of a teacher guide and five activity masters (based on grade level). The climax of the activities is a poster contest which focuses on applying numbers to food safety. Teaching students to apply math skills to protect against spoiled food and food poisoning is the major objective. Food safety guidelines reviewed in the activities involve: temperature; cleanliness; prevention of cross-contamination; handling of leftovers; and bacterial growth. Poster contest rules, eligibility, judging and information on prizes are provided.