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Holiday Tips for Food Gifts
Sending food as a gift this holiday season? Follow these tips to make sure you are spreading holiday cheer and not germs to your friends and family.
- Warm Up with a Safely Slow-Cooked Meal
- Outbreak: Listeria and Brie, Camembert Cheese
- Infant Formula Safety and Cronobacter
- Cook to a Safe Minimum Internal Temperature
- Alert: Homemade Infant Formula on Facebook
- Outbreak: E. coli and Ground Beef
Tips
Whether Donating or Receiving Food This Thanksgiving, Everyone Can Be Thankful for Food Safety
Thanksgiving is a time when many people give back, including volunteering to prepare holiday meals or donating food to those who are less fortunate.
What’s Your Food Safety Plan for Hurricane Season?
A plan can help keep you and your family safe from foodborne illness during prolonged power outages and flood damage.
E. coli and Food Safety
Although most kinds of E. coli are harmless, others can make you sick. Learn about E. coli and what you can do to help lower your chances of infection.
Three Ways to Keep Food Safe When You Lose Power
Learn essential tips for keeping food safe during a power outage.
4 Simple Steps to Food Safety
Separate
Raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs can spread germs to ready-to-eat foods, so keep them separate.
Cook
Cook to the right temperature. Ensure that foods are cooked safely by always using a food thermometer.
Chill
Refrigerate promptly. Bacteria that cause food poisoning multiply quickest between 40°F and 140°F.