Food Safety in a Minute - WSU Extension

Oct 30 2024 327 ep. 1 mins 80

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Need answers to your food safety questions? Food Safety in a Minute from Washington State University answers the most commonly asked questions from consumers. Listening is a quick and easy way to learn more about food safety. Subscribe to our weekly podcast and explore online episodes.

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FSM 309: The Dilemma: What to Do with Chocolate After Halloween

Oct 30 2024 1 mins

[music] I’m Susie Craig. Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. Are you concerned about what to do with leftover chocolate candy from Halloween? From a food safety perspective, the risk of foodborne pathogens is very low because of a natural preservative in chocolate and low water activity which bacteria need to grow and multiply. Marlene Greiger of Iowa State University Extensio

FSM 308: Have a Food-Safe Halloween: Guidelines for Trick or Treating

Oct 23 2024 1 mins

[music] From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. If there was a Halloween scale for excitement from a child’s perspective, it would be a ten. Dressing up, visiting neighbors, collecting and consuming candy. From the Food and Drug Administration, here are ways to have a food-safe Halloween. • Talk with your children about collecting and eati

FSM 307: Food Safety for Halloween Parties

Oct 16 2024 1 mins

[music] This is Food Safety in a Minute. I’m Susie Craig. Planning a Halloween party this year? Robert Gravani, food science Professor Emeritus at Cornell University has these recommendations to prevent foodborne illness at your party: • If serving perishable foods such as sandwiches, cheese and fruit platters, or desserts with whipped crème or crème cheese frostings, refri

FSM 306: Foodborne Illness Identified with Wastewater Monitoring

Oct 09 2024 1 mins

[music] From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. Did you know wastewater may provide early warning signs of foodborne disease? The National Wastewater Surveillance System was established in 2020 to monitor Covid. In a recently reported study led by Ed Dudley at Pennsylvania State University, disease-causing Salmonella was identified in wastewate

FSM 305: Fridgescaping and Food Safety

Oct 02 2024 1 mins

[music] This is Susie Craig from Washington State University Extension. From TikTok to Pinterest, there are photos of refrigerator shelves filled with plates of uncovered raw meat, crystal pitchers of milk, framed photographs, bowls of fruit, even twinkle lights. It’s called fridgescaping. Decorative plates and vintage crystal pitchers may contain lead, which is unsafe for food

FSM 304: Teaching Your Children about Food Safety: National Food Safety Education Month

Sep 25 2024 1 mins

From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. It’s National Food Safety Education Month. A great time to teach your children and grandchildren about food safety. Children are more vulnerable to bacteria and viruses leading to foodborne illness. Hands-on learning, where children actively participate in food preparation following food safety guideli

FSM 303: Foreign Objects in Food May Be from Your Kitchen

Sep 18 2024 1 mins

From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. Consumers often think foreign objects in food originate from processors. That isn’t always true. Consider easily chipped, breakable items in your kitchen made of glass or plastic: Glass measuring cups, containers, baking dishes, and thermometers. Accidentally chipping them during food preparation and st

FSM 302: September is National Food Safety Education Month

Sep 11 2024 1 mins

From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. September is National Food Safety Education Month. Why is food safety important? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, forty-eight million of us get sick every year. That’s one in six people in the U.S. 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die. It’s easy to learn about food saf

FSM 301: Teens, Energy Drinks, and Safety

Sep 04 2024 1 mins

[music] Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute. Did you know thirty to sixty-eight percent of teens consume energy drinks regularly? Considered dietary supplements, energy drinks are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Marketed as mental and physical enhancers, teens may use them to compensate for lack of sleep and athletic performance. They often contain carbonated w

FSM 300: A Few Food Molds Are Dangerous – Avoid Eating

Aug 28 2024 1 mins

I’m Susie Craig from Washington State University Extension. Molds are microscopic fungi. This episode explores the danger of toxins produced by a couple of molds. Called aflatoxins, they may lead to illness in livestock and people. Aflatoxin B1 or AFB1 is the most harmful, known for its powerful carcinogenic effects. Another aflatoxin M1 is a metabolite found in the milk of an