The Safe Handling File That the USDA Forgot to Provide to Designers So They Can Make a Decent Package Design for Their Bacon Product.

If you’re in a hurry just download the Print Quality Vector USDA Safe Handling Instructions Graphic now.

Got a minute? Then read on.

I’m designing the packaging for a new line of premium natural bacon for Tender Belly. This bacon is the real deal – all natural, hormone free, cherry wood smokey and sweetened with maple syrup. However when it comes time to place the USDA safe handling instructions that are required for all meat products, I’m stuck with a low resolution gif file that they oddly call a “reproducible master”, or a jpg file that they call “larger”. The gif file is unusable and the jpg is just not good enough for printing if you are at all serious about package design.

So I decided to make my own based upon the USDA official Safe Handling Instructions and Guidlines.

It came out really nice, and since no one else has bothered, I figured I’d make it available for everyone to use.

So download my improved Print Quality Vector USDA Safe Handling Instructions Graphic.

FREE Bonus USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Included in Safe Handling Document

The USDA doesn’t provide edible vector files for Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) icons either.

On the EST icon/bug Inspection mark on processed products, you just need to swap out the EST. (processing plant number).

On the inspection mark on raw poultry just swap the P number (poultry) number for your product.

The font is Akzindenz-Grotesk BQ

Enjoy.

And if you have a product that needs some seriously good packaging design then email me or call 831-477-9029 to get started.

File Under: USDA Labels Requirements for Meat, Poultry and Pork – Bacon Package Design