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Get Ready to Preserve Food

If spring weather has inspired you to start a garden, you may also be thinking about what to do with your bounty later in the summer. If you’re planning to preserve foods this year, this is a good…

Moldy loaf of bread, dirt, germs, mildew and mess

Moldy Foods: Use or Pitch

There are two kinds of people---those who throw food away with the first sign of mold and those who scrape it off and eat the food anyway. Which is right? Which is risky?To begin, let’s talk about…

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Preserving Food

If preserving food is in your plans for this summer, I encourage you to make sure youhave the most up-to-date instructions and safe equipment. We can help.Food preservation recipes and techniques are…

rice in japanese bowl and seaweed are preparing for seaweed rice in japanese style

Safety of Leftover Rice

Leftover rice. There are several articles making their way around the internet and some columns in national newspapers on this topic. Nothing has really changed with rice and it’s how you treat…

Safe Plates Food Safety Manager Certification Classes

N.C. Cooperative Extension in Brunswick County is offering the Safe Plates Food Safety Manager Class. This comprehensive course is appropriate for food service managers and supervisory staff in…

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Food Safety Education Month - Food Labeling

September is National Food Safety Education Month and this is the last in my series of columns focusing on food safety. One of the most confusing things related to food safety is knowing when food is…

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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…

White ramekin of yogurt topped with a strawberry and mint on a wooden board with berries

Old Yogurt -- Risky or Not?

You have an unopened container of yogurt in your refrigerator; it is two months past the "best by" date. What do you do? Eat or pitch?For many, the date on food means an automatic "throw it away…