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Food Safety Month

September is National Food Safety Education Month. Anytime is a good time tothink about food safety. But this dedicated month is an ideal opportunity for youto refresh your food safety skills.While…

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Microwave Mythbusters

It’s time for some more MythBusters from the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PSFE). This is a group of food manufacturers, governmental food safety agencies, grocery stores, consumers and…

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Marinating and Preparing Food Ahead of Time

A recent food safety question came to the office regarding prepping foods ahead of time for quick weeknight meals. The question was about combining these ingredients several days ahead of…

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Food Safety Month - Don't Wash Your Chicken!

September is National Food Safety Education Month and this is the 3rd in my series of columns focusing on food safety. This week I’m writing about a practice that you may have that you might want to…

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Food Safety Month - Baking and Flour Safety

September is National Food Safety Education Month and this is the 2nd in my series of columns focusing on food safety. Please be part of this “celebration” by sharing this information with others and…

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Food Safety Month

September is National Food Safety Education Month. The goal of the “celebration” is to encourage everyone to teach about food safety. You don’t have to be a food safety nerd, a county health…