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How to Prevent Cronobacter Infection in Infants

Learn steps to prevent Cronobacter infection in high-risk infants through safe powdered infant formula preparation and storage and keeping feeding items like breast pump equipment clean.

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4 Simple Steps to Food Safety

Clean

Wash hands, utensils and surfaces often. Germs can spread and survive in many places.

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.

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Tips

A spilt image showing a Seder plate for Passover on one side and an Easter breakfast with ham and colored eggs on the other side.

Food Safety Tips for Passover and Easter

Whether you’re celebrating your Seder meal with brisket or Easter dinner with ham or lamb, keep food safety in mind.

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Spring Holidays are for Family Fests, Not Pesky Bacteria Guests

Six Food Safety Tips to Remember for Cooking while Fasting

Food Safety for Easter Eggs and Ham - Guide to a pathogen-free Easter

Keep Your Easter Ham and Eggs Pathogen-Free This Year

Enjoy your delicious Easter ham safely this year.

Salmonella and Eggs

Learn how to handle and prepare eggs to avoid food poisoning.