Eat Safe
Eat Healthy
Pause for Paws

Frequent and proper hand washing is the number one way to prevent the spread of foodborne illness and gastrointestinal disease. Click here for tips on proper hand washing or follow Power Pooch in his fight against the bacteria bunch in "Pause for your Paws"

EatSmartBC was developed by the BC FOODSAFE program, in cooperation with the BC Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport and the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands to provide easy access to important information about food safety and healthy eating in order to reduce the risk of foodborne illness and improve the health of British Columbians. EatSmartBC will continue to change with the seasons, so please bookmark this page!


What's in Season in BC?

Apples, blackberries and pumpkins are three of the fresh BC farm products you'll find in BC markets and grocery stores this fall. Click on each item to find more tasty and healthy facts! To find out what else is in season in BC click here! For healthy recipes using in season BC products click here.

Holiday Food Safety

Make sure that foodborne illness isn't a guest at your Thanksgiving dinner! Click here for tips on how to prepare your holiday turkey safely.

Food Safety Basics

There's no such thing as the "24 Hour Flu"!
Brief bouts of flu-like symptoms like stomach upset, nausea and diarrhea are most likely caused by eating food contaminated with pathogens that make us sick. The risk of 'food poisoning' or foodborne illnes can be greatly reduced by following a few simple rules.

Tips for Healthy School Lunches

Children often have only 15 to 20 minutes to eat their lunch at school. Click here for some tips on how to pack those few minutes with healthy and nutritious foods.