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Food Poisoning Facts

  • People get foodborne poisoning when they consume contaminated foods or beverages.
  • About 1 in 6 Americans (approximately 48 million) gets food poisoning each year.
  • About 128,000 Americans are hospitalized due to food poisoning each year.
  • About 3,000 Americans die as a result of food poisoning each year.

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The Iowa Food Protection Task Force is a group of individuals and organizations interested in food safety and defense. The Task Force members include federal, state, and local government agencies; commodity groups; food related trade associations; food producers; academia; and others. The Task Force meets 2 to 3 times per year. The Task Force also sponsors educational opportunities each year.

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Cooling of Large Quantities of Meat for Safety

https://foodshield.vids.io/videos/a49bd9b31e19e6c12c/bbq-chinese-05_3000kbps_720p-mp4 Filmed in a traditional American BBQ Restaurant, this video demonstrates proper procedures for cooling large quantities of cooked meat.  This video is recorded in Chinese, with...

Cooling of Refried Beans and Other Non-meat Foods

https://foodshield.vids.io/videos/4c9bd9b31417e0c1c4/beans-spanish-v03-mp4 Filmed in a traditional Mexican Restaurant, this video demonstrates proper procedures for cooling refried beans and other non-meat foods. This video is recorded in Spanish, with English...

Cooling of Large Quantities of Meat for Safety

https://foodshield.vids.io/videos/189bd9b31e19e6c290/bbq-spanish-04_3000kbps_720p-mp4 Filmed in a traditional American BBQ Restaurant, this video demonstrates proper procedures for cooling large quantities of cooked meat.  This video is recorded in Spanish, with...