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Food Safety for Your Family
You read labels, buy fresh foods, and do your best to prepare tasty meals for your family. But one thing that might not ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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USDA Gives Tips for Keeping Kids' Food Safe All Day
From the morning off-to-school rush until the kids come home after the bell sounds, knowing how to keep food safe is an ...
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Is It Safe to Eat Food That's Dropped to the Floor?
Whenever my son drops food on the floor, he wants to eat it. I discourage him from doing so, but he invokes the ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Food Safety Tips for College Students
When students pack up for college, they take along the basics - TV, laptop, MP3 player and cell phone. Many students ...
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Why Is Handwashing Important?
CDC Says "Prevent Contamination" by HandCDC cites five common household scenarios in which disease-causing germs can ...
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Dehydration
Under normal conditions, we all lose some body water every day in our sweat, tears, urine, and stool. Water also ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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A Safely Packed Lunch or Picnic
Keep It On Ice:Store lunch in an insulated container with a prefrozen packet of “blue ice” or frozen juice ...
Source: New Mexico Department of Health
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Nut and Peanut Allergy
About Peanut and Tree Nut AllergiesFirst grade has been a difficult parenting year for Anne. Her 6-year-old son, ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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AAP Amends Its Stance on the Role of Diet in Preventing Allergies in Kids
For many years, the nutrition and allergy experts of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have given parents advice ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Prevent Food Poisoning at Your Summer Picnics
Summer picnics and cookouts are common sources for food poisoning. Symptoms of food-borne illness closely resemble the ...
Source: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
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Food-Borne Illness
Food-borne illnesses are wide-spread and making headlines. Because a small dose of infectious or toxic materials can ...
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Egg Allergy
Helping your child manage an egg allergy means being aware of what he or she eats and reading food labels carefully. ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Is Seafood Safe?
Which fish belong on your plate, and which should you avoid? Between safety issues and overfishing, there's a lot to ...
Source: Education.com
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Bisphenol-A: What you Need to Know
Bisphenol-A: probably not a chemical you'd given much thought to before recent reports labeling it as a possible danger ...
Source: Education.com
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Afraid of E. Coli?
A fresh spinach smoothie might not sound that appealing, but it shouldn't be life threatening. For almost ...
Source: Education.com
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Fight BAC! Keep Family Food Safe
CLEAN: Wash hands, counters, and your table often and carefully. Bacteria that make you sick are invisible. Yet they ...
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Additional Content
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Think Safe Be Safe: Water Safety at Home
Standing water presents a serious hazard both inside and outside the home. Drowning is a sudden and silent danger, and...
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Handling Eggs Safely
Avoid eating raw eggs and foods containing raw eggs: Avoid eating any homemade Caesar salad, Hollandaise sauce,...
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Advocating for Your Child with Food Allergies at School
A peanut butter and jelly sandwich may be just a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to most kids, but for many children,...
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Safely Storing Food
Cool It! Keep your refrigerator at 32-36 degrees. To Eat or Not To Eat! Do not eat leftovers or opened...
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Summer Food Safety Tips
Start Clean From the Beginning: Gesundheit! Bless You! Excuse You! The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says the...
Source: New Mexico Department of Health
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