Keeping food safe at picnics or while eating outdoors poses special problems. The major food safety concern is cross-contamination, which occurs when harmful microorganisms from raw meat and poultry are transferred and other ready-to-eat foods from improperly cleaned hands, utensils and cutting boards.

This article contains useful information on preparation and storage of figs. It also contains a fig preserve recipe and the often requested Strawberry-flavored Fig Jam.

Children in day-care centers and schools are taught the importance of hand washing to prevent the spread of germs.