For Immediate Release Partnership Contact: Shelley Feist Agency
Contact: Maureen Varnon Healthy Back to School Basics with Quick
Lunch Lessons Important Tips for Safe Lunches and Snacks August
16, 2007 – Washington, D.C. – Kids head back to school this
month, and parents have enough to take care of without worrying
about the safety of food brought from home. Fortunately, parents
and kids can take a few easy steps to minimize their risk of
contracting foodborne illness. September marks the start of the
school year and National Food Safety Education month. In
support, the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education
(PFSE) offers the following easy tips to ensure this time of
year is as happy and healthy as possible, and to combat the
estimated 76 million cases of foodborne illness that affects
Americans annually (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention data): Quick Lunch Lessons from Fight BAC!®: - Always
wash your hands. Use soap and warm water for 20 seconds before
and after handling food and eat