Food Safety for the Elderly
An old adage states, “With age, comes wisdom.” Hopefully that wisdom includes lots of good food safety information. Why? As we mature, our bodies change. Seniors become more vulnerable...
Category: Safe Handling
Food Safety Tips for Kids
Bookbags and backpacks get quickly tossed aside and the munchies take over when kids burst through the door after school. If your child is home alone for an hour or two after school, how can you...
Food Thermometers: A Key to Food Safety
Food thermometers aren’t just for your holiday roasts—they’re for all cuts and sizes of meat and poultry, including hamburgers, chicken breasts and pork chops. Using a food thermometer when cooking...
Microwave Food Safety
There are traits unique to microwave cooking that affect how evenly and safely food is cooked. “Cold spots” can occur because of the irregular way the microwaves enter the oven and are absorbed by...
Cooking Meat Safely
Safety Tips for Preparing Meats Cleanliness: Always wash hands thoroughly with soapy water before preparing foods and after handling raw meat. Don’t let raw meat juices touch ready-to-go foods...
Effects of Temperature on Food
Background “Last night I left cooked roast beef on the counter to cool before refrigerating but fell asleep and discovered it this morning. I immediately put it in the refrigerator. Since the...
Safe Handling of Beef
Selecting the Best Fresh is Best: Choose beef that is bright red in color from the fresh meat case. Vacuum packaged beef will be maroon because it has not been exposed to oxygen. Choose beef that is...
Food Safety for Outdoor Cookouts
Grilling vs. Smoking Grilling: Grilling is cooking food over direct heat. Its intensity is similar to broiling, so tender meats and poultry are best for grilling. A grill is a utensil made of...
Mailing Food Gifts to Military
The most important thing to remember when mailing food gifts to U.S. service members overseas is to choose foods that are not perishable, can tolerate a range of temperatures, and will not break...
Strawberry Basics
Selecting Strawberries Choose bright red, fresh and clean strawberries with a sweet scent. Choose berries with green caps still attached. Choose containers that are clean and in good condition. Make...
Safe Handling of Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
Fresh fruits and vegetables are both nutritious and delicious and play an important role in good health. As you enjoy fresh produce it is important to handle these products safely in order to reduce...
How to Cook Turkey
Food safety is important when cooking a turkey. Improperly cooked turkey could make your family sick. Thawing a Turkey Three ways are safe—in the refrigerator, in cold water that is changed every 30...