Nutrition & Food Safety Links/Resources
 
 
Ball Canning Hotline: 1-800-240-3340
Butterball Turkey Talk-Line: 1-800-BUTTERBALL (1-800-288-8372)
Food & Drug Administration Outreach and Information Center: 1-888-SAFEFOOD
Poison Help Hotline: 1-800-222-1222
US Department of Agriculture's Meat and Poultry Hotline: 1-800-535-4555 TTY 1-800-256-7072
 
 American Dietetic Association: www.eatright.org

  • General nutrition information and resources. Find a Registered Dietitian.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/foodsafety

  • Links to CDC’s Food Safety Office.  1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/foodsafety/en/
  • Links to the Department of Food Safety and Foodborne Diseases (FOS) which works to decrease worldwide foodborne diseases.

United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/

Consumer.gov http://www.consumer.gov/ and Consumer Product hotline: 1-800-638-2772

  • Online and telephone federal information resources for consumers.
 Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm
  • Information on a wide range of consumer topics.
 American Dietetic Association: http://www.homefoodsafety.org
  • Information for consumers about home food safety.
 United States Department of Agriculture: http://mypyramid.gov
  • Information for consumers about healthy eating, exercise and steps to a healthier you.
 American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org
  • Information regarding nutrition, lifestyle, medication and research for diabetes.
American Heart Association: http://www.americanheart.org
  • Information regarding heart disease, the  warning signs of heart disease, children’s heart health and more.

American Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.org

  • Information regarding cancer prevention and treatment, cancer research and what you can do to help.

National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.gov

  • Information regarding different types of cancer and cancer research studies. 

National Osteoporosis Foundation: http://www.nof.org

  • Information regarding osteoporosis, prevention of osteoporosis, doctors, research and more.

National Kidney Foundation: http://www.kidney.org

  • Information regarding kidney disease, transplantation and hemodialysis

American Liver Foundation: http://www.liverfoundation.org

  • Information regarding liver disease and liver wellness.

Family Access Medical Insurance Security Plan: http://www.famis.org

  • Covering children with affordable health insurance

Virginia Department of Health: http://www.vdh.state.va.us/

  • Tips and information affecting the public health of woman, men, infants, children, adolescents, as well as  chronic diseases etc.

 

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