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    {"title" :"USDA FoodKeeper App Update Expands Content Offerings","summary" : "The USDA’s multilingual FoodKeeper app has been updated to include three options for receiving food recall updates and expands storage timelines to over 500 products. This post was originally published on the USDA blog. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new updates to its popular FoodKeeper application that will provide users with new access to","date" : "2017-09-07T03:59:14-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"christopher-bernstein" : "Christopher Bernstein"},"topics" : {
        
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      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2017/09/2017-09-07-usda-foodkeeper-app-update-expands-content-offerings.md","slug" : "usda-foodkeeper-app-update-expands-content-offerings","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2017/09/07/usda-foodkeeper-app-update-expands-content-offerings/","aliases" : {"0" : "/2017/09/07/usdas-foodkeeper-app-update-features-food-safety-recall-information/"},"content" :"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe USDA’s multilingual FoodKeeper app has been updated to include three options for receiving food recall updates and expands storage timelines to over 500 products.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis post was originally published on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2017/08/30/usda-integrates-recalls-information-foodkeeper-application\"\u003eUSDA blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https://www.usda.gov/\"\u003eDepartment of Agriculture\u003c/a\u003e (USDA) today announced new updates to its popular FoodKeeper application that will provide users with new access to information on food safety recalls. The app has been updated so users can choose to receive automatic notifications when food safety recalls are announced by USDA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.fsis.usda.gov/\"\u003eFood Safety and Inspection Service\u003c/a\u003e (FSIS) and the Department of Health and Human Service’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/\"\u003eFood and Drug Administration\u003c/a\u003e (FDA).\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/foodkeeper-app-on-phone-held-in-front-of-open-refrigerator.jpg\"alt=\"FoodKeeper app on phone held in front of open refrigerator.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"recalls-immediately-daily-or-weekly\"\u003eRecalls Immediately, Daily, or Weekly\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the update posted to the \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.usda.fsis.foodkeeper2\u0026amp;hl=en\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/usda-foodkeeper/id978186100?mt=8\"\u003eiTunes\u003c/a\u003e stores, users can select to receive information on food safety recalls immediately when they’re announced, or select to receive them daily or weekly. The update also adds instructional videos on proper handling and storage of food to the app, and expands the list of food and beverage products with storage guidance from about 400 to more than 500 items.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe FoodKeeper app was developed by FSIS in partnership with Cornell University and the Food Marketing Institute, as a tool to help reduce food waste and improve public health by sharing storage methods that extend the shelf life of the foods and beverages in American homes. It now offers specific storage timelines for the refrigerator, freezer, and pantry, for more than 500 products, including various types of baby food, dairy products and eggs, meat, poultry, produce, seafood and more. Since it was launched in April 2015, it has been downloaded nearly 150,000 times.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n        src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/foodkeeper-app-on-tablet-new-food-recalls-list.jpg\"alt=\"A mobile tablet displays a Food Recall list in the USDA FoodKeeper app.\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"application-features\"\u003eApplication Features\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the FoodKeeper application, each user can:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFind specific storage timelines for the refrigerator, freezer and pantry, depending on the nature of the product;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn cooking tips and methods for various types of meat, poultry and seafood products;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote in their device’s calendar when products were purchased and receive notifications when they are nearing the end of their recommended storage date;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubmit a question to USDA using the ‘Ask Karen’ feature of the application. ‘Ask Karen’ is USDA’s 24/7 virtual representative. The system provides information about preventing foodborne illness, safe food handling and storage, and safe preparation of meat, poultry, and egg products; and\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubmit items not included in the database for consideration in future updates.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReceive information on food safety recalls immediately when they’re announced or select to receive them daily or weekly.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those that do not have access to a smartphone, the FoodKeeper app can also be accessed at \u003ca href=\"http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/foodkeeperapp/\"\u003eFoodSafety.gov/FoodKeeper\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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