Recalls, Withdrawals and Alerts, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Georgia has been one of the 10 states taking part in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control's FoodNet (Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network), since it began in 1995.

Consumer information page from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Also contains a link to FDA's private-sector partner, WebMD.

Consumer information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Information Center. Includes a link to the National Nutrient Database, food facts and history, and a tool to find foods containing high amount of a single nutrient.

Does the fish you're buying look right? See photographs (both whole fish and fillets) of more than 1500 species of finfish and shellfish in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia. Those who frequently eat fish caught locally, particularly women, should read the Guidelines For Eating Fish From Georgia Waters.

Learn about home kitchen food safety from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Consumer, for over three decades the source for easy-to-understand articles on topics such as food labeling, new surgical procedures, and treatments for disease, is now an online service called Consumer Updates.

Community Supported Agriculture, information from the U.S. National Agricultural Library with resources for growers and consumers. There are over 400 CSA farms in the U.S., mostly near urban centers, that provide locally-grown food to subscriber members. Learn about sustainable agriculture and find farms in your area.

Be a grower! The Gardening Page of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has tips on best crops to grow and best ways to grow them, even when you only have a small space. State of Georgia organic agriculture page.

The Organic Directory from Georgia Organics lists local farms, farmers markets, community gardens, etc., plus a calendar of Georgia's harvest.

Of every 3 Americans, 2 are overweight or obese. Some reliable sources of information for safe weight loss are How To Lose Weight Safely, a page from the USDA's Weight Control Information Network, and SmallStep, a page for adults and teens that suggests healthy ways to get to a safe weight.

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