The following web sites provide useful information on food safety.   Most include information aimed at consumers.

Australia and New Zealand

• Australian Consumers’ Association
  www.choice.com.au
  
  
• Australian Food Safety Centre of Excellence
  www.foodsafetycentre.com.au 
  
  
• Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  www.affa.gov.au
  
  
• Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
  www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/foodpolicy/foodsafety.htm
  
  
• Australian Meat and Livestock Corporation
  www.safefood.net.au
  
  
• Communicable Diseases Australia
  www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/cdi/cdihtml.htm
  
  
• Food Safety Matters
  www.foodsafetymatters.gov.au
  
  
• Food Safety Victoria
  www.foodsafety.vic.gov.au
  
  
• Food Science Australia
  www.foodscience.afisc.csiro.au
  
  
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand
  www.foodstandards.gov.au
  
  
• New Zealand Food Safety Authority
  www.nzfsa.govt.nz/

United Kingdom

• Foodlink(Great Britain)
  www.foodlink.org.uk
  
  
• Food Standards Agency(Great Britain)
  www.food.gov.uk

North America

• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  www.cfia-acia.agr.ca
  
  
• Canadian Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education
  www.canfightbac.org/english/index.shtml
  
  
• Food and Drug Administration(USA)
  www.fda.gov
  
  
• Iowa State University Food Safety Project(USA) 
  www . extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/
  
  
• National Food Processors Association(USA) 
  www.safefood.or g/
  
  
• Partnership for Food Safety Education (Fight BAC Campaign)(USA)
  www.fightbac.org
  
  

North American Portal Sites

Portal sites lead to numerous sites that may or may not be related to the required topic. They are a great source of web addresses but can be very time consuming. The following two sites contain some relevant links.

• Gateway to Government Food Safety Information(USA) 
  www.foodsafety.gov /
  
  
• United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Inspection Service
  www.fsis.usda.gov/

Health Departments (Australia)

The following web sites are sources of advice and information about food legislation, food safety and the prevention of food-borne illness.

• Australian Government (Commonwealth)
  www.health.gov.au   
  www.foodstandards.gov.au   (Food Standards Australia New Zealand)
  
  
• Australian Capital Territory 
  www.health.act.gov.au
  
  
• New South Wales 
  www.health.nsw.gov.au
  
  
• Northern Territory
  www.health.nt.gov.au
  
  
• Queensland
  www.health.qld.gov.au
  
  
• South Australia
  www.dhs.sa.gov.au
  
  
• Tasmania
  www.dhhs.tas.gov.au
  
  
• Victoria
  www.foodsafety.vic.gov.au
  
  
• Western Australia
  www.health.wa.gov.au
  
  
• NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
  www.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/
  Information on food safety is available in a wide range of languages on this site, which is sponsored by the NSW Department of Health.