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Holiday Food Safety Basics for busy people ! Enter presenter’s name, info date
Working full-time Cleaning house Doing the shopping Cooking Catching a flight In-Laws arriving Kids fighting Dogs barking Television blaring Science project due Bills to pay The Holidays are supposed to be happy, right?
Holiday Celebrations You want them to be fun * easy * tasty andsafe *-right? Safe Fun Easy Tasty Safe Fun Easy Tasty
Your Food-Safe Holiday • Food Safety Basics – a Holiday refresher! • Leftovers Safety Quiz • Turkey Safety Quiz • ..and what NOT to forget to do
LET’S TALK ABOUT BASICS! 4 core home practices • Clean • Separate • Cook • Chill Consistent practice is important to your family’s health!
The 4 food safety practices • Clean. Why? Bacteria can spread throughout the kitchen and get on hands, utensils and countertops. • Separate. Why? Cross-contamination is how bacteria spreads. Keep raw meat, poultry, seafood and eggs away from ready-to-eat foods.
The 4 food safety practices • Cook. Why? Improper heating & preparation of food means bacteria can survive. • Chill. Why? Bacteria grows fastest between 40 °F and 140 °F. Proper chilling is important to reducing risk of illness.
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Holiday Leftovers Safety Quiz How long can you safely keep leftover perishable foods? …and at what temp?
Leftovers should be eaten or frozen within 3-4days. Reheat to 165 °F. • Chill leftover turkey, stuffing & other foods within 2 hours of your feast. • Your fridge should be 40 °F or colder. Use an appliance thermometer to measure fridge temperature!
Turkey Safety Quiz What is the safe temp for turkey? …and how do you tell it’s done?
Cook turkey to a safe minimum internal temp of 165 °F. • Measure with a food thermometer! • You can’t tell food is safely cooked by looking at it!
And always before and after handling food … Sing Happy Birthday twice! A full 20 seconds with warm water & soap !
For more information & free home downloads www.HolidayFoodSafety.org • Safe – kitchen, turkey, leftovers • Fun – recipes & activities for kids • Easy – organizers & shopping lists • Tasty – menus, recipes & more!
Your Holiday Resource! “I like that there are safety tips and activities – everything in one place.” “The safety tips are great and remind me of important things I might not think of.” - Consumers interviewed in Chicago-area grocery store
PFSE is a non-profit, non-advocacy collaborative Consumer education is only mission Created by government-industry-consumer group agreement in 1997 Receives no dedicated government funding – PFSE is funded by charitable contributions Lots of free consumer & teacher resources www.fightbac.org Shelley Feist, Executive Director * info@fightbac.org About PFSEcreator of HolidayFoodSafety
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