Tag: Food Safety

TIP OF THE DAY: Food Safety Tips, Part 2

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How much do you really know about keeping food safe? Yesterday, we published the first half of this list of food safety tips. This is Part 2. SAFETY WITH EGGS Myth #9: “Eggs are safe as long as the shell is not cracked. Germs can only get in through cracks.” Reality: Salmonella, one of the…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Debunking Myths About Bacteria & Food Safety

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Are you using enough microwave heat to kill all harmful bacteria? Photo © Barry Schwartz | Flickr.   Whether you heat, nuke, zap or other favorite word, using a microwave oven to cook or reheat foods is fast and convenient. But it’s not effective at killing harmful bacteria if the food isn’t heated to a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Summer Food Safety

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Whether you’re taking a vacation, going picnicking or simply bringing lunch to work, the summer heat causes bacteria to multiply in your food—to potentially dangerous levels. Each year, roughly 1 out of 6 Americans (48 million people) becomes ill, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 actually die from foodborne diseases. These safety tips from the American…
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