FNS Documents & Resources

Ready-to-eat - Part of a five-video series,  available in English and Spanish, offers “tricks of the trade” to help food service operators keep produce safe and at a high quality.

A Flash of Food Safety is an educational video series designed to help busy school nutrition professionals understand and practically apply safe food practices. The videos, available in English and Spanish, address five food safety topics: Handwashing: Why to Wash Your Hands, Handwashing: How to Wash Your Hands, Calibrating a Thermometer: Ice Water Method, Calibrating a Thermometer: Boiling Water Method, and Active Cooling with a Chill Stick.

This policy memorandum includes important updates to requirements related to accommodating children with disabilities participating in the school meal programs.

In this webinar, we’ll share local food safety best practices, including identifying safety measures for school gardens and school salad bars.

This manual was developed to provide an overview of the recall process for USDA Foods with a focus on school meals programs.

English and Spanish versions of, "The Food Allergy Book: What School Employees Need to Know". Written by NEA Healthy Futures, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the National Education Association. 

This memorandum and its attachment supersede SP-37-2011, Child Nutrition 2010: Enhancing the School Food Safety Program. Attached are questions and answers regarding the school food safety requirements for schools participating in FNS child nutrition programs.

This document serves as USDA guidance for the implementation of HACCP-based food safety programs in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or the School Breakfast Program (SBP).

English and Spanish versions of, The Stomach Bug Book: What School Employees Need to Know.

The  practices addressed in this document will help program operators enhance the safety of fruits and  vegetables grown in school gardens.