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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
- Say No to Raw Dough
- Infant Formula Safety and Cronobacter
- Cook to a Safe Minimum Internal Temperature
- Your Holiday How-To: Keeping Hot Foods HOT and Cold Foods COLD
- Food Safety During Power Outage
Tips
10 Smart Tips to Keep Your Restaurant Leftovers Safe
Here are some food safety tips so you can enjoy your restaurant leftovers without getting foodborne illness.
Fruit and Vegetable Safety
Select and prepare your fruits and vegetables safely.
Tips for Meal Kit and Food Delivery Safety
Home-delivered food, like all food, must be handled properly to prevent food poisoning.
Prevent Illness from C. perfringens
Clostridium perfringens bacteria are one of the most common causes of foodborne illness (food poisoning).
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.