Site of the Day for Thursday, August 16, 2001 Food Safety Warm temperatures heighten the dangers for consumers for foodborne illnesses. Not wanting to see the List's highly regarded members keel over because of something they ate, Site of the Day offers this well-designed and extensive website to keep them upright. "Iowa State University Extension believes that resources are needed for consumers, educators and students to access research-based, unbiased information on food safety and quality. The goal of the Food Safety Project is to develop educational materials that give the public the tools they need to minimize their risk of foodborne illness. . . Many people get sick each year from the food they eat. They may have diarrhea, vomiting, an upset stomach, fever, or cramps. They often think they have the flu, but the real problem is foodborne illness caused by bacteria in the food they ate a few hours or several days ago. " - from the website Get the facts on foods at high risk for contamination and brush up on food handling procedures from the good folks at Iowa State University. http://www.exnet.iastate.edu/foodsafety/ A.M. Holm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SotD Ashlists archives - http://www.mail-archive.com/site-of-the-day@ashlists.org/ SotD Website - http://www.ashlists.org/sotd/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the BODY type: unsubscribe site-of-the-day