Food Safety

Apr 30

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JANE DIBARTOLO: Food Safety and cooking video! -

Learn a delicious recipe and some food safety tips to help make your kitchen experience, safe and enjoyable!

Apr 29

Knowing the agencies involved in your food

USDA: Regulates meat, poultry and processed egg products

FDA: Regulates all other foods

-Prevents outbreaks

-foodNet surveillance network

-Initiates recalls

-Investigates farms and processing facilities

-Public outreach

CDC: Non-regulatory

-Disease Surveillance

-outbreak investigation

-Sample collection and testing

-Public outreach

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome

http://www.fda.gov/

http://www.cdc.gov/

Risky Foods Besides Just Beef and Poultry

Veggies:
-Leafy Greens, Potatoes, Sprouts

Fruits:

-Tomatoes, Berries 

Seafood:

-Tuna, Oysters

Other:

-Eggs, Cheese

Source: Science in the Modern World- Food Safety, Professor Middleton

How to Keep Your Food Safe

1. Wash your hands often.
2. Disinfect dishes, cutting boards and counters with hot, soapy water after preparing each food item.
3. Clean fresh produce.
4. Use special precautions for raw meat, poultry, and seafood.
5. Marinate food in refrigerator, not the counter.
6.  Refrigerate leftovers within two hours of cooking.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14540742

NPR finds proof of effective cleaning of produce -

As it turns out, what we’ve always been told about rinsing fruits and veggies under water prior to eating to clean them has now been scientifically proven to be the  best, most recommended method of cleaning produce, check it out!

Going live!

Here’s a photo of the link officially being posted on the SUNY Purchase facebook page in order to reach the blog to the Purchase community

Check out this link for tips on spring food safety!

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No charts today, sorry. Today’s order of business is holding down water.

Apr 26

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