Food Safety in a Minute - WSU Extension

Nov 20 2024 330 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 312: Food Safety Resources for Your Thanksgiving Dinner

Nov 20 2024 1 mins

Episode transcript [Music] From Washington State University Extension, I’m Susie Craig. From Pinterest to online magazines, Thanksgiving recipes are everywhere. The turkey may look picture perfect, but when you combine the busyness of the season, work and family responsibilities, and a 15-pound turkey you make once a year, it’s easy to overlook the basics of food safety. For

FSM 311: Fresh or Frozen Turkey for Thanksgiving?

Nov 13 2024 1 mins

Episode transcript [Music] I’m Susie Craig for Food Safety in a Minute. Is it too early to buy a Thanksgiving turkey? It depends on your personal preference of fresh or frozen. Either way, the timing of your purchase matters for food safety. Turkeys cooled and held at 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below are labeled “frozen” or “previously frozen”. There’s plenty of time be

FSM 310: Antibiotics, Additives, and Hormones: Your Thanksgiving Turkey

Nov 06 2024 1 mins

Episode transcript: [Music] From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. Do you wonder what’s in your Thanksgiving turkey? Fed corn and soybean meal, turkeys reach maturity in six months. While antibiotics may be used to prevent disease and increase feed efficiency, there is a withdrawal period, so no residues are present at slaughter. Hormones a

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