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Fight BAC!® Campaigns

Fight BAC Campaigns

Safe Food Handling
A campaign that educates consumers about the four simple practices: clean, separate, cook and chill -- that can help reduce their risk of foodborne illness.

BAC Down!
Give bacteria the cold shoulder. Keep your refrigerator at 40° F or below. Use a thermometer to monitor.

Safe Produce Handling
Six Steps to Safer Fruits and Vegetables (also available in Spanish)

Be Food Safe
A special collaboration with the USDA to promote Be Food Safe, a new outreach program built around the four core Fight BAC!® safe food handling messages of Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill.


Fight BAC! Curriculum for Kids

Grades K-3

Grades 4-8

Grades 9-12

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