Component Design Northwest, Inc. (CDN), The Time & Temperature Company™, has published 25 Tips for Food Safety, a CDN 25th Anniversary feature designed to both educate and sell. The feature appears in a colorful brochure, now available to CDN retailers to help merchandise their food thermometers, and it also appears online at www.cdn-timeandtemp.com.

"With food safety issues increasingly in the news, consumers are paying more attention. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million people become ill from harmful bacteria in food each year. There are a number of easy steps that consumers can take to protect themselves and their families, and we're working with our retailers to spread the word," said Jan Murtagh, president of CDN.

CDN's 25 Tips for Food Safety cover general cooking, cleaning and food storage issues as well as thermometer usage, and they also include references to a number of helpful food safety information Web sites. CDN has also produced a business-card-style piece that shows a sampling of the Food Safety Tips, referring people to their Web site for the entire list.

25 Tips for Food Safety appears in the Articles & Information section of the CDN Web site, which also contains an "Essentials and Extras" checklist showing the major types of thermometers and timers, an informative article on Thermometer Technology, and a helpful feature on "How to Recalibrate Your Thermometer."

"If we were just in the thermometer and timer business, we wouldn't sell as much. We're also in the education business -- educating consumers about food safety, and about thermometers and timers -- and that's the foundation for much of our growth," said Murtagh.

CDN, a family-owned company for 25 years, has a growing global business with the broadest assortment of thermometers and timers on the market. For more information on the company and its latest new product introductions, visit the CDN booth #3620 at The Gourmet Housewares Show® in May, or contact CDN at 800-338-5594.