Holiday Food Safety Tips

We wish Happy Holidays to you and yours, and here are some tips so that your holidays dinners are both delicious and safe.

  • If you buy a frozen turkey, follow the defrosting instructions carefully.
  • Don’t rinse the turkey. You can spray pathogens around your kitchen, contaminating other foods.
  • Don’t stuff your turkey. Prepare the stuffing in a separate baking dish.
  • Use a digital meat thermometer – not a dial one – to check that your turkey and all casseroles containing eggs or meats are cooked to the proper temperature. Temperature charts can be found on our website here.
  • Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Foods should be refrigerated within two hours and special care should be taken to not overstuff your frig – it makes it hard to cool things down. Use a refrigerator thermometer to make sure your frig is staying cool.
  • When in doubt, throw it out! It may seem wasteful but it is a small price to pay to avoid getting sick for even one day.

For more advice, visit http://www.foodsafety.gov.

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CFI: What We do
Founded in 2006 to help America find science-based solutions for the food challenges of the 21st Century, CFI believes that many people — from farm to table and beyond — share the responsibility of building a strong and effective food safety system. No one sector can achieve this goal alone.
  • CFI encourages and facilitates research that increases our knowledge about foodborne illness and leads to science-based, public health solu- tions to current food safety challenges.
  • CFI raises awareness about the scope and impact of foodborne illness and provides consumers with the information they need to make educated choices about what they feed themselves and their loved ones.
  • CFI advocates on behalf of American consumers for stronger food safety policies aimed at improving public health through the prevention of foodborne illness.
  • CFI encourages and assists individuals who have been significantly impacted by serious food borne disease, or who are actively engaged in improving public health through foodborne illness prevention.
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