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Food Borne Illness

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Report: Leafy Greens, Dairy Often Involved in Foodborne Illnesses

Every year, 1 in 6 Americans get a food-borne illness. A new CDC report offers the first comprehensive estimates of which foods are to blame.

Feeling sick? Think it's something you ate but aren't sure?  A WebMD report says yearly, about 48 million Americans get a food-borne illness, and often the food that caused the illness remains a mystery. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now compiled a list of the most likely foods to blame. To do so, the CDC evaluated nearly 4,600 food-borne disease outbreaks from 1998 to 2008.  Some highlights:  Please note that the CDC and WebMD do not recommend avoiding these foods, especially healthy ones. Click here to read the full report, which includes tips on protecting yourself from food-borne illness in the kitchen and while eating out.  You may also want to check out the latest local restaurant inspection scores.  How many…

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Keep Food-Borne Illness Off Your Holiday Menu

The North Georgia Health District offers these tips.

As you lovingly serve roasted turkey, baked ham, delicious casseroles and decadent desserts to family and friends this holiday season, don’t let food-borne illness be one of your secret ingredients. Festive times are for giving and sharing, but that should never include sharing food-borne illness. Here are some tips from the USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline (1-888-674-6854) to help you have SAFE holiday festivities. Safely handle food. Always wash your hands before and after handling food – especially raw meat and poultry – and keep your kitchen, dishes and utensils clean, as well. Cook thoroughly. Be sure to cook food thoroughly to safe minimum internal temperatures. To learn more about safe temperatures for various foods, log onto www.…

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