Reviewed October 2001

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A Quick Consumer Guide To Safe Food Handling

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Barbara J. Willenberg
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

This booklet provides helpful tips for each step in food handling -- from shopping through storing leftovers -- to avoid food poisoning. Food poisoning preventive measures such as time limits on cold storage and proper cooking temperatures are also given in tabular format.

Keywords

• Cooking
• Foodborne illness
• Microwaving
• Perishable
• Power outage
• Preparation
• Reheating
• Spoiling
• Thawed

Pages

• 1 poster

MP689, reviewed October 2001