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National Agricultural Library (United States Department of Agriculture).
Searchable database for resources available to persons interested in information on retail and food service.
Agricultural Research Service (United States Department of Agriculture).
Search for publications published and maintained by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), that deal with food service and retail.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (Food and Drug Administration [United States Department of Health and Human Services]).
Retail food safety information about regulations, codes and code interpretations, food code, federal/state cooperative programs, managing food safety: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles, inspections and quality assurance, foodborne illness and risk factor reduction, compliance and enforcement, food defense and emergency response, industry and regulatory assistance and training resources and program standards for retail food protection.
Food and Drug Administration (United States Department of Health and Human Services)
Provides scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the industry. Segments included are restaurants, grocery stores and institutions such as nursing homes.
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (State of Wisconsin).
Various factsheets related to food safety. Factsheets are available in different languages. Publications on food allergens, meat and poultry, dairy and microorganisms.