Fight BAC! is a campaign to reduce foodborne illness. It emphasizes four tools for fighting bacteria: washing hands and surfaces often, avoiding cross-contamination, cooking to proper temperatures, and refrigerating promptly.

This page contains links to online Fight BAC! materials in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. This includes lesson plans for K-5 teachers with links to other documents containing suggested activities. For more information, check out the Fight BAC! website.
 

Lesson Plans for K-5 Teachers   Handwashing (1767 KB)   Kitchen Cleanliness (636 KB)   Food Selection (630 KB)   Food Preparation (636 KB)   Food Storage (621 KB)   Supplemental Fight BAC! Materials   Fight BAC! Campaign Cover Letter (1979 KB)   Fight BAC! Supermarket Cover Letter (859 KB)   Fight BAC! Brochure (535 KB)   Fight BAC! Brochure (Spanish) (495 KB)   Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens (277 KB)   Chill Puzzle (46 KB)   Clean Puzzle (30 KB)   Color Fight BAC! Image (117 KB)   Color Fight BAC! Quad Image (113 KB)   Cross-Contamination Info-Graphic (188 KB)   License to Use Fight BAC! Materials (742 KB)

Food Safety Leaflets   Food Safety True/False Test (59 KB)   Food Safety Word Match Sheet (21 KB)   "High Five" Fruit and Vegetable List (78 KB)   Kitchen Thermometers (157 KB)   Egg and Egg Product Safety (30 KB)   Bacteria That Cause Foodborne Illness (44 KB)   Basics for Handling Food Safely (38 KB)   Listeriosis and Food Safety Tips (341 KB)   Turkey Basics: Safe Defrosting (31 KB)   Turkey Basics: Stuffing (24 KB)   Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking (32 KB)   Turkey Basics: Handling Cooked Dinners (23 KB)   Safe Handling of Meals to Go (29 KB)   Organisms That Can Bug You (24 KB)   Summer Food Handling (32 KB)   Barbecue Food Safety (32 KB)   Microwave Food Safety (38 KB)   Hurricane and Flood Food Safety (28 KB)   After a Fire, Is the Food Safe? (21 KB)   Tornado Food Safety (30 KB)

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