The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Public Health Sanitation Division is not responsible for the content of the following sites.
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources - Bureau for Public Health
FDA - United States Food and Drug Administration
- FDA Smarthub for Consumer Complaits
- FDA Human Food Program
- ALERT - Food Recalls
- Bad Bug Book
- 2013 Food Code
- Food Establishment Plan Review Guide
- Food Defense
- Food Compliance Programs for Food Manufacturers
- Food Industry
- Tracking Food Industry Pledges to Remove Petroleum Based Food Dyes
- Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List
- Interstate Milk Shippers List
Certified Food Protection Manager Courses
On-Line Food Handler and Food Manager Courses
CAUTION: Please check with the local health department to see if they will accept an on-line food handler or food manager training course. Please check you Local Health Department web-site or Facebook page for more information on on-line courses. Click here for Local Health Departments
CDC - Centers for Disease Control
- Food Safety Homepage
- Foodborne Outbreaks
- Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network - FoodNet
- Norovirus Fact Sheet for Food Workers
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
FSIS (Food Safety and Inspection Service)
Guidance for Controlling Listeria in Retail Delis
In June 2023, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released "FSIS Best Practices Guidance for Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in Retail Delicatessens," which provides specific actions retailers can take to decrease the potential for Listeria growth or cross-contamination.
- Food Recall Information Center
- Food Safety Basics
- Foodborne Illness and Disease
- Emergencies and Food Safety
- Keep Your Food Safe During Emergencies:Power Outages, Floods & Fires
WV Department of Agriculture
Other Food Safety Information
- Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO)
- AFDO Retail Food Regulatory Program Directory
- Food Safety
- Food Safety at Home
- Conference for Food Protection (CFP)
- Conference for Food Protection (CFP) Guides
- UPDATED 2025 CFP Mobile Food Establishment Document
- NEW!! 2025 CFP Retail Cold Brew Guidance
- Healthy Schools, Healthy People - hand washing information
- National Restaurant Association
- NFS Scrub Club
- NSF.org
- Partnership for Food Safety Education
- WVU Extension Food Safety
- WVU Extension Veinson Preocessing & Preservation
- WVU Extension Home Food Preservation
- AFDO Packaged and Canned Defect Guidelines
- EPA List of Approved Food Contact Sanitizers