07 Dec, 2024
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Food Storage Mistakes That Are Twice As Dangerous During Summer – Health Digest

A trip to the beach and picnics by the lake are popular summertime activities. Mishandling food during these excursions, however, can pose dangerous health concerns during summer.  When storing for travel, it’s important to transfer meat, seafood, and other perishable foods directly from the refrigerator or freezer, in a frozen state, into a cooler. The […]

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These 9 Common Food Storage Mistakes Are Putting Your Health At Risk – Health Digest

As Live Science notes, it’s possible for Listeria bacteria to be in ice cream. Benjamin Chapman, a food safety expert at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, told Live Science that usually for Listeria to cause sickness, there would have to be ” … tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of cells … ” […]

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Is It Safe To Reuse Plastic Takeout Containers For Food Storage? What We Know – Health Digest

Plastic storage cases (including restaurant takeout containers) have a triangle-shaped recycling symbol on the back with a number inside. The shape is meant to indicate recyclability, while the number refers to the type of resin used to make the plastic. The Smart Plastics Guide, which lists the numbers and their corresponding meanings, will also tell you about […]