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Over the years we have all heard advice related to food safety. Some of this advice rings true, while other guidance is just plain wrong. To help you protect yourself and your family from foodborne illness, the Partnership for Food Safety Education has created new materials for consumers and educators that debunk common home food safety myths. Brush up on safe food handling advice with Fight BAC! |
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Kids are more likely to get food poisoning than most adults are. Knowing fact from fiction when it comes to food safety risks could mean the difference between safe kids and sick kids. From cookie dough to soap suds, we're washing four kids' food safety myths down the drain. Check out Mythbusters 2013 here. |
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Myth 1: Only kids eat raw cookie dough and cake batter. If we just keep kids away from the raw products when adults are baking, there won’t be a problem! Get the fact. Myth 2: When kids cook it is usually “heat and eat” snacks and foods in the microwave. They don’t have to worry about food safety – the microwaves kill the germs! Get the fact. Myth 3: When kids wash their hands, just putting their hands under running water is enough to get the germs off. Get the fact. Myth 4:My kids only eat pre-packaged fruits and veggies for snacks because those snacks don’t need to be washed before they eat them. Get the fact. |
Past Myths and Facts
Mythbusters 2012
Myth 1: If I microwave food, the microwaves kill the bacteria, so the food is safe.
Myth 2: Of course I wash all bagged lettuce and greens because it might make me sick if I don’t.
Myth 4: I can’t re-freeze foods after I have thawed them – I have to cook them or throw them away.
Mythbusters 2011
Myth 1: Freezing foods kills harmful bacteria that can cause food poisoning.
Myth 2: I eat a vegetarian diet, so I don't have to worry about food poisoning.
Myth 4: Locally grown, organic foods will never give me food poisoning.
Mythbusters 2010
Myth 1: Leftovers are safe to eat until they smell bad.
Myth 3: I don’t need to wash my produce if I am going to peel it.
Mythbusters 2009
Myth 1: Lemon Juice and salt will clean and sanitize a cutting board.
Myth 2: Putting chicken in a colander and rinsing it with water will remove bacteria like salmonella.
Myth 3: Once a hamburger turns brown in the middle it is cooked.
Myth 4: You should not put hot food in the refrigerator.
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