The USDA Economic Research Service estimated the total cost of the leading U.S. foodborne illnesses at $17.6 billion. Use these food safety resources for handling, preparing, and storing healthy foods to protect yourself, your loved ones and your wallet from food poisoning. 

• Food Poisoning: Use these resources to learn about food poisoning symptoms, common causes, and what to do if you get sick. 
• Food Safety On the Go: Learn how to safely choose and handle food when getting food delivery, eating out, shopping for groceries, and packing meals and snacks to go. 
• Safe Food Preparation: Prevent contamination when preparing and serving meals by following these guidelines for cooking temperatures, food handling, and cleaning. 

• Safe Food Storage: Follow these tips for safely storing food in the freezer, refrigerator, and pantry to prevent foodborne germs from growing and keep it fresh for longer. 
• Research Publications (Food Safety): An automated feed of the latest food safety research publications released from more than 200 peer-reviewed journals. 
• Bacterial Pathogens, Viruses, and Foodborne Illness: Find links to articles, access research projects, watch or read USDA presentations, and identify external resources containing information about bacterial pathogens, viruses, and prions. 
• Follow Nutrition.gov  Twitter page for food-safety resources all month long.