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"USDA Food Safety Discovery Zone" Launched to Deliver Food Safety Messages to Towns and Cities
Across the Nation
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today launched the USDA Food Safety Discovery Zone, a 40-foot long interactive, hands-on food safety learning experience bringing food safety information to towns and cities throughout the nation. This exciting new educational center on wheels is designed to improve public food safety awareness and behavior. The goal is to prevent foodborne illness by emphasizing the USDA's Be Food Safe messages: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill.
"From the very beginning, this Administration has made food safety a top priority and today we are launching an exciting new tool to promote safe food handling practices," said USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Jerold Mande. "Promoting safe food handling practices is a key component of our effort to reduce foodborne illness."
The USDA Food Safety Discovery Zone was unveiled during Public Service Recognition Week on the National Mall in Washington, DC. After an initial appearance in Washington, the USDA Food Safety Discovery Zone hits the road and will spend nine months a year traveling across the United States to bring adults and children important food safety information. To find out when the USDA Food Safety Discovery Zone is coming to your area, or to request a visit, please visit FSIS' Web site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov.
Many of the USDA Food Safety Discovery Zone learning stations feature messages from Be Food Safe, emphasizing four easy lessons:
- Clean: Wash hands and surfaces often.
- Separate: Don't cross-contaminate. Keep raw meat and poultry apart from foods ready to eat.
- Cook: Always use a food thermometer to ensure foods are safely cooked.
- Chill: Refrigerate or freeze promptly.
American Dietetic Association President Jessie M. Pavlinac supports the new
White House initiative on childhood obesity
led
by
First Lady Michelle Obama
...As a registered dietitian, it has been inspiring to see Mrs. Obama's dedication – as both First Lady and as a mother – to stressing the importance of consuming fruits and vegetables; to the nutrition and societal rewards of, when possible, planting and growing some of one's own food; and to her overall focus on healthful eating and a healthy lifestyle. ADA shares the Obama Administration's concerns about the number of children who are overweight or obese, and who are at increased risk for chronic illnesses like diabetes, and we are working to reverse current trends and to help parents, schools and communities raise healthy, well-nourished children.
The American Dietetic Association once again was invited to participate in the trading day at NASDAQ stock exchange, the largest electronic equities exchange in the United States.
On Monday, March 22, in recognition of National Nutrition Month, ADA President, Jessie M. Pavlinac, joined by ADA members who live in the New York area, rang the closing bell that ended the NASDAQ trading day.
The NASDAQ closing ceremony was broadcast live at 4 p.m. Eastern Time on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, and on NASDAQ’s Web site.
A senior executive from NASDAQ introduced ADA at 3:50 p.m. and Jessie Pavlinak made a few remarks before ringing the closing bell at 4 p.m.
If you didn't catch the ceremony live, you can view it in the NASDAQ video archive section.
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