Food Safety Resources

You may have heard about the massive egg recall that has been in the news for the past two weeks and wondered if it affects you.  Here are several websites that you can use to check on this and other food safety issues:

•  Foodsafety.gov : This site is "the gateway to food safety information provided by government agencies," and includes information about recalls, preventative measures you can take to keep food safe, and food poisoning. It also has an Ask the Experts section that provides phone numbers, email addresses, and links to live chats where you can ask your specific questions.

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety : the FDA is one of the government agencies that provides information to the Food Safety website, but it also has its own website with news about current recalls (food, drug, and medical devices) and food safety.

• Arkansas Department of Health : For information specific to Arkansas, check out the state's Healthy Arkansas site, which includes information about recalls, as well as information pages about diseases, healthy living, tobacco cessation programs, and heat safety tips.