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Food safety is serious business, but that doesn't mean you can't have some fun while making sure food stays safe. Use our food safety cartoons not only to get a good laugh, but also to teach critical food safety principles. Each cartoon touches on a food safety subject that is taught in our food handler, food manager certification, and alcohol server/seller trainings. If you are a manager, supplement quick training meetings with a food safety joke; or if you are a food inspector, correct negative behaviors in a positive, up-beat way.

September Cartoon: Handwashing Frequency

Cartoon of food workers being introduced to a hand hygiene specialist, who has gloves, food thermometers, water, and a back scratcher

When you're working with food, you need to wash your hands often. Bacteria and viruses are too small for us to see, so we can't know when they are on our hands.

July Cartoon: Gastrointestinal Fireworks

Cartoon of temporary food establishment advertising gastrointestinal fireworks

Happy Fourth of July! If you're hosting an outdoor event this season, take extra care to keep food safe. Many pathogens thrive in summer's heat, and it won't take long for a slice of watermelon - and other perishable foods - to become a hotbed of bacteria.

June Cartoon: 14 Things Restaurants Must Have

Cartoon of caveman hanging lightning bugs in prehistoric restaurant

In 2016, health officials traced a Listeria outbreak to a manufacturing company that prepared frozen vegetables. The company issued a major recall that included hundreds of contaminated products. As a result, the processing plant shut down[…]

March Cartoon: When to Call Pest Control

Cartoon of pied piper calling a horde of mice, rats, and cockroaches out of a fast food restaurant

Pest prevention is a year-round challenge – different weather simply brings out different pests.

February Cartoon: Jewelry Do's and Don'ts for Food Handlers

Cartoon of Mr. T wearing rings and sprinkling garnish on a salad with his bare hand

Did you know that germs on hands are responsible for 9 out of 10 incidents in which food is contaminated by food workers? Not only can germs spread when you forget to wash your hands, they can hitch a ride on jewelry worn on the hands or arms.

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