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The Basics

Food and Water Safety (Regularly Updated)
From The Momentum Project, Inc.
Foodborne Illness: A Constant Challenge (Regularly Updated)
From Partnership for Food Safety Education
Iowa State University Extension's Food Safety Project (Regularly Updated)
Presented in four lessons.
Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens (Regularly Updated)
From Partnership for Food Safety Education
Ten Steps to a Safe Kitchen (Regularly Updated)
A presentation developed by the Iowa State University Extension's food safety project.
Illinois: AIDS Patients Taught About Food Safety (August 28, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Safe Food and Water (June 21, 2007)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Handling Food Safely on the Road (May 8, 2007)
From U.S. Department of Agriculture
Are Your Hands Clean? A Quick, Easy Way to Avoid Germs (September/October 2005)
To read PDF, click here
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Eating Defensively -- Food Safety Advice for People With AIDS (May 16, 2005)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Eating Defensively: Protecting Yourself From Food-Related Illnesses (January/February 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Consumers Advised That Recent Hepatitis A Outbreaks Have Been Associated With Green Onions (November 15, 2003)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Questions and Answers on Hepatitis A Outbreaks Associated With Eating Raw or Undercooked Green Onions (Scallions) (November 15, 2003)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Revised Food, Water Safety Guidelines Released for People With HIV (June 9, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
How to Take Charge of Food Safety at Home (January 2003)
[Archived Article]
In FDA Consumer, from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Consumers Advised of Risks Associated With Raw Sprouts (October 2, 2002)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Diet and Inflammation? (January 25, 2002)
[Archived Article]
Junk food may be the cause of your joint pain.
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In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Food and Water Safety: How to Plan for an Emergency (December 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Foodborne Illness: What Consumers Need to Know (August 2001)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture
Handle with Care: Precautions to Ensure Food Safety Are Easy (And Essential) (August 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Summertime, and the Eatin' Is Easy -- But Eating Healthfully Can Be a Little Trickier (July 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
A Healthy Feast: Thanksgiving Nutrition (November 1999)
[Archived Article]
Healthy holiday eating for people with HIV -- including recipes!.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
(Food-Borne Illness) True/False Test (September 1998)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture
Fight BAC! Four Simple Steps to Food Safety (September 1998)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture
HIV and Nutrition (September 1998)
[Archived Article]
An overview, including food safety tips.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Rallying the Troops to Fight Food-Borne Illness (November/December 1997)
[Archived Article]
In FDA Consumer, from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Focus on Food Safety -- Initiative Calls on Government, Industry, Consumers to Stop Food-Related Illness (September/October 1997)
[Archived Article]
In FDA Consumer, from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
How to Avoid Food Poisoning (July/August 1996)
[Archived Article]
From Center for Science in the Public Interest

News/Research

UIC Receives USDA Grant to Educate AIDS Patients About Food Safety (August 24, 2009)
From University of Illinois-Chicago

Specific Food-Borne Illnesses

Important Notice for People With Impaired Immune Function About Peanut Products Recalled for Salmonella (February 20, 2009)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Listeria and HIV (October 22, 2008)
In CATIE News, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Salmonellosis (May 21, 2008)
Frequently asked questions.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Salmonellosis (May 21, 2008)
Frequently asked questions.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Listeriosis (March 27, 2008)
Frequently asked questions.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA and FSIS Issue Health Advisory About Listeria (September 13, 2002)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Critical Steps Toward Safer Seafood (February 1999)
[Archived Article]
In FDA Consumer, from U.S. Food and Drug Administration
USDA Urges Consumers to Use Food Thermometer When Cooking Ground Beef Patties (August 11, 1998)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Department of Agriculture
Eggs -- No Yolking Matter (July/August 1997)
[Archived Article]
How safe are they?.
In Nutrition Action Healthletter, from Center for Science in the Public Interest
FDA Warning on Raw Oysters (August 18, 1995)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Seafood Safety (1993)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Handling Eggs Safely at Home (January 1992)
[Archived Article]
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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