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How to Sanitize a Sponge: Are Your Kitchen Sponges Safe?
“Sponges are usually the dirtiest thing in the kitchen and difficult to keep clean,” says microbiologist Manan Sharma of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Laboratory in...
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Tyson Foods Recalls Ground Beef Because of E. coli O157:H7
Tyson Fresh Meats of Dakota City, Nebraska, is recalling 16,000 pounds of ground beef that were shipped to a New York distribution center because the meat may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7,...
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What Foods Cause Gas? Beans, Vegetables, Milk, or Something Else?
Beans, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, milk, bran. Those are some of the usual suspects when people are trying to figure out, ahem, what foods cause gas. And those foods can cause gas. But most of us...
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6 Healthy Grilling Tips for Food Safety
Nothing says summer like the smoky smell of a grill full of meat, veggies, or both. As the grilling season heats up, it is important to use proper grilling techniques to create a delicious, safe meal....
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Coconut Oil Myths Persist in Face of the Facts
“Miraculous.” “Amazing.” “Life Saving.” Some people love coconut oil, the “virgin” oil kind made by puréeing coconut meat and gently heating it. And they love the myths about its health benefits. Too...
View ArticleAre Antibiotics in Meat a Food Safety Issue?
One important piece of information on some meat labels tells you something about its safety: whether or not antibiotics were part of the animals’ diet. Antibiotics are routinely fed to a sizable...
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Antibiotics in meat and poultry resulting in dangerous antibiotic-resistant...
The Director-General of the World Health Organization was blunt. The world is facing “an end to modern medicine as we know it,” Margaret Chan warned last year. Strep throats could once again kill...
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Why sponges are the riskiest item in your kitchen
“Sponges are usually the dirtiest thing in the kitchen and difficult to keep clean,” says microbiologist Manan Sharma of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Laboratory in...
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Nutrition Action Healthletter
Get Life-Saving Information on Diet and Nutrition Right Now! Dear Friend, You’ve always wanted life-saving information about the foods you eat. You should know, for example, that Marie Callender’s...
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Can you tell if a food is safe to eat by smelling it?
Got food that’s slimy or smelly? “That’s due to spoilage bacteria,” explains Maribel Alonso, a technical information specialist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Those bacteria can grow at...
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