Science and Our Food Supply: Investigating Food Safety from Farm to Table

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MIDDLE LEVEL

RESOURCES

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Food Safety A to Z Reference Guide (See the following terms — 

Bacteria, Cross-Contamination, Danger Zone, Foodborne Illness, 

Food Safety, Food Thermometer, Four Steps to Food Safety, Germ, 

Handwashing, and Pathogen.) Also see the 4 Cs section (pages  

52-57) and the Safe Food Chart (pages 62-69). 

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Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety video Module 4 —  

Retail and Home  

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Websites: 

American Meat Institute (AMI): www.meatami.org 

Color of Cooked Ground Beef as It Relates to Doneness/FSIS:  

www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/ 

get-answers/food-safety-fact-sheets/meat-preparation/ 

color-of-cooked-ground-beef-as-it-relates-to-doneness/

The Consumer Control Point Kitchen/Iowa State University:  

www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/educators/ 

ccp.cfm?articleID=62&parent=2 

Gateway to Government Food Safety Information:  

www.foodsafety.gov 

Food Safety for Teen Cooks/Kids Health: http://kidshealth.org/

teen/food_fitness/nutrition/food_safety.html 

International Food Safety Council/National Restaurant Association 

(NRA): www.restaurant.org 

Food Safety for Your Family/Kids Health: http://kidshealth.org/

parent/firstaid_safe/index.html 

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: www.beef.org 

The Partnership for Food Safety Education: www.fightbac.org 

Ten Steps to a Safe Kitchen/Iowa State University:  

www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/educators/tensteps.

cfm?articleID=48&parent=2 

The Thermy™ Campaign/USDA: www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/ 

portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/teach-others/ 

fsis-educational-campaigns/thermy/thermy

SUMMARY

It’s important to cook meat to a safe internal 

temperature. The best way to determine 

if meat is cooked correctly is to use a food 

thermometer. Hands and surfaces must be 

thoroughly cleaned before and after coming 

into contact with raw meat. 

UP NEXT

Wait until you see how cool the next lab  

activity will be, literally! We’re going to  

investigate what happens when we don’t 

refrigerate hamburger. A Chilling  

Investigation is up next!