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PFSE News

Extension Leaders Create Event Series on Trendy Food Safety Topics

June 23, 2021

To bridge gaps between knowledge and practice in consumer food safety, the Purdue Food Safety Human Factor Program was created in 2018 with a commitment to using sociological approaches to explore cultural, social, and environmental factors that…

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Kids Cook Up a Healthy Tomorrow!

June 7, 2021

Today is World Food Safety Day! Let’s inspire young people to take charge of their own healthy, safe meals. When young people prepare their own meals and snacks they are doing more than feeding themselves. A study from the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior suggests…

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Creating Safe Recipes: A Hands-On Experience that Teaches Valuable Skills!

May 11, 2021

In the age of COVID-19 when so much of students’ time is spent online, building recipes is a valuable opportunity for hands-on learning. Cooking and building safe recipes incorporate math, science, nutrition, and food safety in…

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Young Cooks Recipe Challenge Combines Science & Fun!

March 25, 2021

Research shows that when recipes contain food safety instructions, people follow them. In fact, 90% of people washed their hands using recipes with safety instructions, compared to just 59% who washed hands while preparing food without safety instructions…

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Be Aware & Prepare: Your Home Food Safety

February 25, 2021

In recent research released by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (Year 3 findings), 53% of respondents to a national survey reported having someone at higher risk of foodborne illness in their household. Someone at higher risk could be a young child, an elderly person, a pregnant family member, or a loved…

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Food Delivered with a Side of Safety

February 12, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly everyone made changes in how they purchase food and prepared meals. Concerns about in-store shopping and a scarcity of essential items gave rise to a new or increased reliance on delivery options. According to Nielsen IQ, online food and beverage sales…

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Watching & Learning: Multi-Year Behavior Study

February 2, 2021

A research team supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is conducting five separate iterations of a meal preparation study to address a specific consumer behavior and to determine the effectiveness of a behavior change intervention…

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COVID-19 Food Safety on Social Media

January 5, 2021

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Extension Food Safety units at Kansas State University (KSU) and the University of Missouri (MU Extension) used a variety of community outreach channels to distribute food safety information. Our primary channels included news stories, radio spots, public…

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It’s a Home Baking Bonanza!

December 10, 2020

Not unlike a delicious yeast bread, consumer spending on home baking rises during the holiday season. Cookies, cakes, pies and breads are delicious traditional goodies for winter holiday celebrations. According to NCSolutions, household spending on sweet and dessert items have been high throughout the COVID-19 pandemic…

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This Thanksgiving — Simple, Safe & Sane

November 23, 2020

Keeping your family safe from a foodborne illness is more important than ever. With the healthcare system fully employed to help people who have coronavirus, it is important to stay healthy and stay out of the hospital emergency room…

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Fight BAC! on the Farm

November 17, 2020

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “farm”? Perhaps you picture a huge field with stalks and vegetables. Many people don’t think about farms providing safe food for our families to eat. Food safety on the farm is not usually front of our minds on a day-to-day basis. But when a food recall makes the news, we may wonder are farmers keeping our food safe?

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Consumer Education Best of Times

November 12, 2020

We have seen such a dichotomy of events throughout the year that has been 2020. The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on those involved within the food system has been unprecedented. The pandemic has been likened to a hurricane that knows no shore. With the closure of dine-in restaurants, the retail…

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New Recipes to Cure Home Cooking Fatigue

September 16, 2020

Just when you’ve run out of ideas for easy and tasty meals at home, PFSE has released new safe recipes and the online safe recipes activity for middle school kids learning at home. The new Safe Recipe Cookbook features 10 recipes unlike those usually found online. These recipes include food safety…

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Kids Building Safe Recipes Online Activity!

August 26, 2020

Research shows that people who follow recipes with food safety instructions are more likely to practice food safety behaviors. Consistently practicing food safety behaviors will help reduce the risk of foodborne illness. When handwashing instructions are included in…

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Is Your Dinner the Same Old, Same Old?

August 5, 2020

We’ve all been doing a lot more cooking at home lately. I mean, a lot. In fact, 51% of Americans have been preparing more meals at home. Yet, only 26% have become better at planning those meals across the week. While it was fun at first to bake bread and take…

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Health Is Freedom: Commit To Your Good Health This Fourth of July & Beyond

July 2, 2020

COVID-19 has raised people’s awareness around chronic underlying health conditions and how these conditions make it very difficult for a body to fight off infection. An NYU Langone Health study found…

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Your Best Recipe, Only Safer! Enter the 30-Minute Meals Safe Recipe Contest!

June 23, 2020

Have you found that the coronavirus pandemic has set you up to do much more cooking at home? If so, you are among the 45%* of Americans who are cooking more meals at home now. We’re excited to…

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Hot Off the Grill: Home Grilling Safety Tips

May 11, 2020

Families are doing more grilling this year. Nielsen reported that fresh meat alternative sales increased 255% in the last week of March…

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Bulk Food Buying During Coronavirus

April 8, 2020

As of this writing, you — along with 90 percent of your fellow Americans — are under stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic. The orders are…

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Lisa’s Table Is All About Safe Dinners

April 3, 2020

Lisa Treiber is a dedicated BAC Fighter who is passionate about keeping her community safe. She is an Extension Agent at Michigan State…

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