New Food Safety Consumer Web Site Launched

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius unveiled a new consumer Web site this week at www.foodsafety.gov. The site is designed to help consumers and families get all the latest information on food safety and food recalls in one convenient place.

The new site features information from all the agencies across the federal government that deal with critical food and food safety information, including preventive tips about how to safely handle food, alerts on life-saving food recalls and the latest news from the key agencies. The Web site provides consumers with one easy place to sign up to receive email and alerts on recalled or potentially unsafe food, as well as get information from the top scientific experts across the government on food safety.