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Safe Food Handling Fact Sheets
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Find more helpful information on the four key food safety practices: Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill at BeFoodSafe.GOV. Lists safe steps in food handling, cooking, and storage; includes a cold storage chart. Keep raw meat, poultry, fish, and ...More…
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FOODBORNE BACTERIA
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Comprehensive reference on safe food handling for consumers. Between the information-rich chapters and the easy index in the back, Some people are at higher risk for developing foodborne illness. These include pregnant women and their unborn ...More…
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Q. What containers are safe for microwaving foods?
Food Safety & Inspection Service — A sampling of those questions received by the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline about how to safely cook and prepare foods while away at school. When students pack up for college, they take along the basics - TV, laptop, MP3 player and cell phone. ...More…
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Water in Meats
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Meat and poultry are composed of naturally occurring water, muscle, connective tissue, fat, and bone. People eat meat for the muscle. The muscle is approximately 75% water (although different cuts may have more or less water) and 20% protein, ...More…
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Washing Food: Does it Promote Food Safety?
Food Safety & Inspection Service — This page contains information about which foods should and should not be washed, and how to properly wash them. Historically, we equate washing to cleanliness. We wash clothes, linens, cars, dishes, and ourselves. So, it is logical that many ...More…
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Top 10 Reasons to Handle Your Food Safely
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Feature published in honor of the Meat & Poultry Hotline's 10th year of operation in 1995. On July 1, 1994, USDA' Meat and Poultry Hotline began its tenth year as a toll-free public service. Consumers with food safety questions may call the .. ...More…
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Smoking Meat and Poultry
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Where there's smoke, there's well-flavored meat and poultry. Using a smoker is one method of imparting natural smoke flavor to large cuts of meat, whole poultry, and turkey breasts. This slow cooking technique keeps them tender, too. Smoking is .. ...More…
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Is A Slow Cooker Safe?
Food Safety & Inspection Service — This page contains information about the benefits and use of slow cookers, as well as information about how to safely use them. Opening the front door on a cold winter evening and being greeted by the inviting smells of beef stew or chicken ...More…
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TAKE-OUT AND DELIVERED FOODS
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Proper handling of take-out food and the leftovers is essential to ensure the food is safe for you to eat. In today's busy world, take-out and delivered foods are experiencing runaway popularity. Some foods are hot and some are cold when ...More…
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Refrigeration and Food Safety
Food Safety & Inspection Service — This page contains information about the benefits of Refrigeration, and how to safely refrigerate food. In prehistoric times, man found that his game would last longer if stored in the coolness of a cave or packed in snow. He realized the cold ...More…
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"No-Show" Guests Jeopardize Food
Food Safety & Inspection Service — Questions and answers about food safety; everyday situations that might arise when dinner guests are late. You've invited the guests, decorated the table and prepared the food. Then the guests are delayed, call to cancel or don't show at all. ...More…
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What Are Molds?
Food Safety & Inspection Service — This page contains information about mold, the effects of consuming mold, and how to handle food with mold. Must Homemade Shelf-Stable Preserves be Water-Bath Processed? Some molds cause allergic reactions and respiratory problems. And a few ...More…