Food Safety tips for the holidays

The FDA came out with some food safety tips for the holidays. Great stuff to read but here are the highlights:

1. Clean: The first rule of safe food preparation in the home is to keep everything clean
* Wash hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling food. “For children, this means the time it takes to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ twice,” says Davidson.
* Wash food-contact surfaces (cutting boards, dishes, utensils, countertops) after preparing each food item and before going on to the next item.
* Rinse fruits and vegetables thoroughly under running water and use a produce brush to remove surface dirt.
* Do not rinse raw meat and poultry before cooking. “Washing these foods makes it more likely for bacteria to spread to areas around the sink and countertops,” says Davidson. Read the rest of this entry »

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