Consumer Microbiology Links

Drinking Water

Regulation:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water FAQs:

• Water on Tap: What You Need to Know

Food and Seafood

Food and shellfish regulation:

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Foodborne Illness

Food Consumer Advice:

• Safe Food Handling: What You Need to Know
• Fresh and Frozen Seafood: Selecting and Serving it Safely
• Consumer Advice
• Food Safety
• Food Borne Disease Outbreak Reporting

Milk and Dairy

Regulation: 

• FDA Milk Safety References

• Food safety: Foods Group
• Milk safety: Milk & Dairy Division
• Meat safety: Meat Safety Assurance
• Retain foods: Food Establishments Group
• Seafood safety: Seafood and Aquatic Group

Note: External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of State Health Services. These sites may also not be accessible to people with disabilities.