Family and Consumer Sciences

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Ohio State University Extension

SUMMER FOOD SAFETY DANGERS

Don’t accidentally invite an unwanted guest to your summer picnic or barbecue.  With warmer temperatures, the risk for foodborne illnesses such as listeriosis increase.  Listeriosis can produce flu-like symptoms and for normal healthy people is usually not much of a concern.  However, it can be very dangerous for the elderly, newborns, pregnant women, or people […]

WRITTEN BY: Pat Brinkman, Ohio State University Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Educator, Fayette County

REVIEWED BY: Jenny Lobb, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Franklin County

SOURCES:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2017). Listeria Prevention. Available at https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/prevention.html
  • Food Safety.Gov (2018). See Recent Recalls. Available at https://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls/recent/index.html
  • Mediros, L. (2015). Listeria Monocytogenes: A Concern for Pregnant Women and Older Adults. Ohio State University Extension Ohioline. Available at https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5562

Using Hydrogen Peroxide to Clean and Sanitize your Kitchen

On popular social media sites you may have seen suggestions for using hydrogen peroxide to clean your kitchen.  It is an effective sanitizer but you need to follow these guidelines to effectively sanitize your surfaces such as counters, cutting boards, or dishes. Lydia Medeiros, Ohio State University Extension and Colorado State University researchers found that […]

WRITTEN BY: Michelle Treber, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Pickaway County, Heart of Ohio EERA, treber.1@osu.edu

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

SOURCES:

  • Buffer, Medeiros, Schroeder, Kendall, LeJeune and Sofos, Cleaning and Sanitizing the Kitchen, 2010, Cleaning and Sanitizing the Kitchen. Retrieved from http://foodsafety.osu.edu/downloads/factsheets/foodsafety-factsheet-sanitizing.pdf

Listeria: A Concern for Pregnant Women and Older Adults

Listeria is a bacterium found in the environment.  And, a concern for foodborne illness in pregnant women and older adults.  Unlike Salmonella and E. Coli which can be controlled by high temperatures, Listeria will grow at refrigeration temperatures.  This makes it more of a concern especially with deli foods. Healthy people do not normally have […]

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