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September 22, 2014

September is National Food Safety Education Month!

With the high number of food borne illnesses mentioned regularly in the news, reminding individuals, families, and food service staff about the basics of food safety is very important. Every time we turn around there are new cases of E. coli, listeria, salmonella, or foods that have been contaminated by potential allergens. What are the […]

Categories: Food
Tags: cleaning, contaminated surfaces, cross contamination, food safety

September 2, 2014

Dish Cloths, Sponges and Totes- Oh My!

We all know that handwashing is the best thing we can do to help prevent foodborne illness, but what about all of the other surfaces in the kitchen? Towels, dish cloths, and sponges that are not clean can quickly transfer dirt and germs throughout your kitchen! A survey done by the Academy of Nutrition and […]

Categories: Food
Tags: cleaning, contaminated surfaces, dish cloths, food safety, reusable grocery totes, sponges, tips

May 13, 2014

Safe Picnics & Cook-Outs

  Memorial Day Weekend, which traditionally marks the beginning of summer, is almost here and many of you will probably celebrate with picnics and cook-outs. This time of year also marks the re-emergence of some questionable food safety behaviors. If you could simply tuck a refrigerator under one arm and take it with you, there […]

Categories: Food
Tags: contaminated surfaces, cooking, cookout, coolers, cross contamination, food safety, grilling, grilling food, Picnic, Summer cooking, transporting food

April 4, 2014

Wow – Who would have thought the “Five Second Rule” of Food Safety was real!

Have you heard of the “Five Second Rule”? Honestly I thought it was something my in-laws invented. The way it goes is – you drop food on the floor and if you pick it up right away – you can still eat it. Now, while many of us would just throw the food away, new […]

Categories: Food
Tags: 5 Second Rule, contaminated surfaces, food safety

February 10, 2014

Norovirus

With the recent and reoccurring outbreaks of Norovirus, especially on cruise ships, what do we really know? Norovirus is part of a family of viruses.  It can be called Norovirus, viral gastroenteritis, acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis, food poisoning and foodborne infection.  An estimated 19-21 million cases are reported each year in the United States.  Only 26% […]

Categories: Food
Tags: contaminated surfaces, cruise ships, food safety, norovirus

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