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Food Safety 5

It seems that the number of foodborne illness outbreaks is growing lately. Is that due to a more global food supply? Resistant strains of bacteria or microbes? Do we just hear about the cases more than we did in the past because of the growing social media avenues available? Regardless of which or even if […]

WRITTEN BY: Lisa Barlage, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Ross County.

REVIEWED BY: Jennifer Even, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, EFNEP, Ohio State University Extension, Hamilton County.

SOURCES:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Foodsafety.gov
  • The University of Maine, Cooperative Extension

Keepin’ It Cool: Traveling Safely with Food during the Summer

 This post comes to you from my makeshift office at the Vinton County Fairgrounds. It’s hot, it’s humid, and there’s no relief in sight. In short- it’s summer! I like each of the four seasons for different reasons, but summer is my absolute favorite. I enjoy the sunshine, the warm  temperatures, and all of the […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Homonai, Family & Consumer Sciences Program Coordinator- Vinton County

REVIEWED BY: Amy Habig, MPH, RDN, LD; Program Specialist, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Food Safety: Nothing to Sneeze About

As a nation our consumption of produce, or fruits and vegetables, is increasing. We are encouraged to have 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. We are not meeting this goal but we are moving towards it. As we consume more produce we are at a higher risk of foodborne illness. In fact, 21% of […]

WRITTEN BY: Linnette Goard, Field Specialist, Food Safety, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • http://cspinet.org/reports/outbreakalert2014.pdf
  • http://www.fightbac.org/

Food Safety and Pregnancy

Food safety is important for everyone. But, there are a couple of important considerations when you are pregnant. Your immune system changes during pregnancy making you and your unborn child at higher risk for a foodborne illness. Pathogens which are a Potential Risk during Pregnancy PATHOGEN: Listeria Monocytogenes WHAT IS IT? A bacterium found in […]

WRITTEN BY: Linnette Goard, Field Specialist, Food Safety, Selection, and Management, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, goard.1@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Joanna Rini, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, rini.41@osu.edu

SOURCES:

  • FDA, Food Safety: It’s Especially Important to You, www.fda.gov/Food/Foodborneillnesscontaminants/PeopleAtRisk/ucm312704.htm updated 12/18/2014.

Keeping Your Fresh Produce Food Safety

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over 9 million people every year have a foodborne illness caused by a known pathogen. Approximately 46% of those illnesses, or 4.14 million, are attributed to fruits and vegetables. This information can be frustrating in light of the known benefits of eating a wide variety […]

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