In observance of Food Safety Education Month in September, the Defense Commissary Agency joins the CDC, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Food Safety Inspection Service, the Department of Health and Human Services and other organizations to help prevent foodborne illnesses by increasing awareness of improperly handling food items.

In September, National Preparedness Month highlights the importance of being ready for emergencies. It’s a message service members and their families should take to heart, said Tracie Russ, the Defense Commissary Agency’s director of sales.

Commissaries are offering significant savings with worldwide back-to-school sidewalk sales, and promotions linked to football, Oktoberfest and other events in September.

The Defense Commissary Agency is pulling a specific lot of Kozy Shack® Tapioca Pudding from store shelves because of quality concerns, according to a recall message sent by the agency’s food safety office on Aug. 21.

Commissaries are partnering with the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence (JCCoE) to produce videos encouraging service members and their families to cook more meals at home, and provide training products for military chefs.

Reily Foods is voluntarily recalling a specific lot of Blue Plate Light Mayonnaise due to mislabeling, according to a recall notice from the Defense Commissary Agency’s food safety office sent Aug. 15.

"Logging onto commissaries.com and checking out the latest promotions, downloading digital coupons and finding out when your store will have a sidewalk sale are all things you can do to prepare for your shopping experience," said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka N. O'Neal, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director. “A few minutes online before you go will save you plenty of dollars in the commissary.”

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily specific packages of their Baby Spinach products because the items tested positive for Salmonella in sample testing, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Aug. 12.

The Defense Commissary Agency, out of an abundance of caution, removed the Deli Express Smoked Ham and Cheese ready-to-eat sandwich from sale because the item tested positive for Bacillus cereus in sample testing, according to a Defense Logistics Agency Product Advisory Notice sent Aug. 8.

The Defense Commissary Agency, out of an abundance of caution, is pulling one lot of Hope Foods Organic Hummus from commissary shelves because the item tested positive for Bacillus cereus in sample testing, according to a Defense Logistics Agency Product Advisory Notice sent Aug. 8.

Taking it to the streets! That’s the message for commissary patrons in August and September as the Defense Commissary Agency’s Back-to-School Sidewalk Sales kick off huge savings at stores worldwide.

You name it – from brats, wings and steaks, to chips, drinks and fresh vegetables – your commissary has what you need to make your football tailgate or watch party so memorable that you won’t care if your team wins or loses.

Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.

Medtech Products, Inc.

Home Market Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling their frozen ready-to-eat beef and pork meatball products because they may contain undeclared milk and wheat allergens, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent July 26.