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page provides a text alternative for an article in the Winter/Spring
2007 issue (PDF Only, 5.4MB).
EQUIPPING THE AT-RISK
Targeted Materials for the Immune-Compromised
By Tanja K. Allen
"Food Safety for the At-Risk: A Brochure Series for the Immune-Compromised," a new series of publications,
is targeted to persons most susceptible to foodborne illness. These at-risk groups include the very young, pregnant
women, older adults and those with a weakened immune system who may experience lengthier illness, hospitalization
or even death should they contract a foodborne illness.
The series comprises five brochures that provide a comprehensive, yet consumer-friendly overview of safe
food-handling principles. They include:
- Food Safety for Transplant Recipients
- Food Safety for Older Adults
- Food Safety for People with Diabetes
- Food Safety for People with Cancer
- Food Safety for People with HIV/AIDS.
The brochures will help to promote safe food-handling behaviors among the select at-risk groups and their caregivers.
FSIS expects that the medical community will also find the information useful in educating their patients about
food safety.
"Sharing food safety information with all Americans — particularly at-risk groups — and encouraging
positive behavior modification during food preparation and consumption is critical in reducing their exposure to
pathogens known to cause foodborne illness," said Cmdr. Janice Adams-King, a U.S. Public Health Service,
Commissioned Corps Officer and a member of FSIS' Food Safety Education Staff.
FSIS will promote the use of the brochure series among the respective at-risk groups, their caregivers, the
medical community and food safety educators. They will be available at national, state and local conferences and
from FSIS on the Web at www.fsis.usda.gov, by e-mailing FSIS.Outreach@usda.gov
or by contacting the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline.
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