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Orlando, FL — The Partnership for Food Safety Education has launched an online tool intended to improve home cooks’ food safety behavior.

Quincy, MA — Smoke alarms that are missing or not working play a role in nearly 3 out of 5 home fire-related deaths, according to a National Fire Protection Association report published in January.

Columbus, OH — Poison control centers in the United States receive more than 7,000 calls a month – 10 an hour – for eye exposures associated with pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical substances, according to researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Emmitsburg, MD — Cooking was the No. 1 cause of residential fires in the United States from 2014 to 2016, with peak hours around dinnertime, according to data published in the December edition of the “Topical Fire Report Series” from the U.S. Fire Administration.

Cincinnati — More than 3 in 5 Americans doubt their ability to correctly use an automated external defibrillator, while slightly more than half say they are proficient in performing CPR, according to the results of a recent survey.

Washington — In an effort to increase awareness of the dangers of unsecured TVs and furniture falling on and injuring children, and the proper precautions to take to prevent these incidents, Safe Kids Worldwide has designated Feb. 2 as National TV Safety Day.

Montreal — Cannabis may be more detrimental to teen users’ cognitive development than alcohol, and could increase their risk of addiction later in life, findings of a recent study from the University of Montreal suggest.

Birmingham, AL — Foul balls, a missed basketball pass that goes into the stands, a hockey puck shot over the glass – these are all examples of how fans have been injured at sporting events. However, recent research has concluded that auto/motorcycle racing is “overwhelmingly” the most dangerous sport for spectators.