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Thanksgiving Day will be here soon, and it’s time to get ready

Here are answers to important food safety questions so you can be ready for Thanksgiving and cook your turkey safely.

 

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Whether Donating or Receiving Food this Thanksgiving, Everyone Can be Thankful for Food Safety

Donating or Receiving Food This Thanksgiving?

Those handling food in a different kitchen or preparing food in a new way must be even more aware of basic food safety practices to prevent illness outbreaks.

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Wash Your Hands for Health

Washing your hands properly can prevent 1 in 3 diarrheal illnesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections.

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Food Safety Tips for All of Your Fall Fun

Follow our fall food safety tips, you’ll avoid FALLing ill with  foodborne illness.

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Safe Ways to Handle and Clean Produce

It’s always important to rinse fresh fruits and vegetables before you eat them, but using bleach or detergents to clean fruits and vegetables can make you sick.

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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