Food Safety for Seniors

Seniors and Food Safety: Preventing Foodborne Illness
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Explains why seniors are at-risk for foodborne illness. Addresses all aspects of food safety for seniors from grocery shopping to eating out and bringing food home. Includes a section on taking care of infants and young children.


To Your Health! Food Safety for Seniors
Federal Consumer Information Center.
Addresses special food safety needs of seniors, including how to properly handle complete meals to go and home delivered meals. Also includes basic information on cooking temperatures and food storage. Best if used as background information for the educator or with relevant sections highlighted due to the long length and limited graphics.