Items Tagged with 'Food safety'

Do you love the idea of a hot, comforting meal that’s easy to prepare? A slow cooker might be right for you. But before you try out recipes, let’s go over some basics about slow cooker food safety.

Atlanta — Some food-decorating products, including glitter and dust products, may contain high levels of copper, lead and other harmful heavy metals, warns a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Washington — With the return to in-person learning leading to changes in many families’ schedules and routines, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released reminders about the safe handling and heating of frozen foods.

Think all processed foods are unhealthy? Contrary to popular belief, they’re not. For example, the baby carrots you eat as a healthy snack are considered processed foods.

Hershey, PA — A mushroom – or more – a day may keep cancer at bay, researchers from Pennsylvania State University say.

Reusable grocery bags are a good choice for the environment, but you need to practice food safety when using them, cautions the New York State Department of Health.

Did I cook that long enough? I’m supposed to rinse off chicken when I take it out of the package, right? Eating raw cookie dough won’t really make me sick. These are just some of the food safety mistakes people make.

Have you ever taken a hot dog out of the package and eaten it without first cooking it? If so, you put yourself at risk for listeriosis, a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes.

Washington — OSHA and the Food and Drug Administration have teamed up to develop a checklist intended to help food manufacturers protect worker health and practice food safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Richmond, British Columbia — WorkSafeBC has published a safety bulletin and blog post intended to help food truck owners and workers avoid hazards associated with propane tanks.