The Rural Voice, 2002-05, Page 571
Janice
Becker is a
computer
enthusiast
and
journalist
living near
Walton, ON.
If you ever have the need to locate
information on the safety of your
food or water supply, a very good site
was launched recently.
The University of,Guelph
introduced Eat Well Eat Safe, a
collection of connections to websites
covering topics on products we
consume as well as basic information
on each subject.
Found at www.eatwelleatsafe.ca,
the site is billed as a companion to
the Food Safety Network operated by
the university. It provides material
for parents looking for hints to get
their children to eat well, teachers
searching for fun, educational
activities and seniors seeking advice
regarding specific diet concerns.
The site is broken down into
subsections so surfers can quickly
skip to the desired information.
Under Bugs and Organisms, there is a
good overview of what causes
illnesses acquired from the
consumption of contaminated food or
water. If more detailed or topic -
specific information is required there
are several links listed.
For a Canadian connection, check
out Causes of Food Borne Illnesses
through the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency at
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaff
r/foodfacts/fftoce.shtml. For more
info from CFIA, check out
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/index/f
fsae.shmtl.
An international perspective on
the definition of diseases and the
spread worldwide can be studied
through the World Health
Organization at www.who.int/inf-
fs/en/fact237.html.
For parents, a guide to food
poisoning risks at home can be found
at www.montana.edu/wwwpb/
home/7197food.htm I .
Under the food heading, there are
AgriTech
Factfinding about food
subcategories for beef, poultry, dairy,
cereals, eggs, meat and alternatives,
fruits and vegetables and water with
regards to safety at home.
Aside from links to industry
associations such as the Beef Info,
www.beefinfo.org/ and Chicken
Farmers of Ontario, www.chicken.ca,
there is the Ontario Clean Water
Agency. www.ocwa.com and
Canada's Guidelines for Healthy
Eating (different from the food
guide), www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/
nutrtion/pube/foodguid/index.html.
With the gardening season
approaching, many may be
contemplating the canning to be done
this fall. The British Columbia
Ministry of Health,
www.hlth.gov.bc.ca/
hlthfile/hfile22.html, and Berr}ardin
Canada, www.homecanning.com/ •
can/, offer information regarding
good canning tips and a few recipes.
When cooking for that special
occasion, industry sites such as the
Turkey Marketing Agency,
www.turkeytuesday.ca/, provides
safe handling suggestions.
The Canadian Partnership for
Consumer Food Safety Education.
www.canfightbac.org. is also a
source for safety information. as
OMAFRA. American and gkih;,f . rr
are also listed.
Material for teachers of primary
students can be found at
www.extviedu/pubs/preschoolnut/3
48-651/348-651.html.
The Food and Drug Administration in
the United States offers several
sources. such as the National Science
Teachers Association resource on
bacteria at www.cfsan.fda.gov/
-cjm.millintr.html.
Eat Well Eat Safe makes readers
aware that different countries have
varying starfdards for food and water
safety so the source of materials
should be considered and a range of
reports used to make one's own
decisions.
There are many more websites
listed and surfing to Eat Well Eat
Safe is the quickest way to access the
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