Causes: Consumer Protection, Education, Food, Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, Health, Public Health

Mission: The Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE), saves lives & improves public health through research-based, actionable consumer food safety initiatives that reduce foodborne illness.

Results: - Directly reach more than 197 million consumers on the importance of safe food handling. - 20 years of proven leadership in the field of consumer food safety education. - Our campaigns change consumer behaviors to behaviors that help them reduce their risk of foodborne illness and its severe health impacts.

Target demographics: families reduce their risk of foodborne illness and prevent its severe health impacts

Direct beneficiaries per year: 13,000 health and food safety educators who reach 8.5 million consumers

Geographic areas served: United States

Programs: The Partnership's Fight BAC! campaign was developed using public opinion research and expert scientific and technical review. Fight BAC! provides extensive free materials for health educators to reach families on basic, preventative, safe food handling through 4 key steps: Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill. To learn more visit www. fightbac. org .