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Safety in the Home

• What You Need to Know About Safe Food Handling
Remember that case of flu you had last month? Well, it may have been food poisoning! The symptoms can be similar. Most of the time, victims recover pretty quickly but occasionally food poisoning can be fatal.

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Food Safety in the Home

• Food Safety Bulletins (MSU)

• Tips to reduce risks in the home kitchen while preparing holiday meals:
Here are a few tips to help make your holiday season happy and healthy!

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• Let the Scrub Club Show You How to Scrub Up!
The Scrub Club program is the first of its kind - a fun, interactive and educational Web site that teaches children the proper way to wash their hands.

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• What's the Scoop on Raw Milk in Michigan?
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), raw milk is unsafe and should not be consumed. FDA's position is consistent with that of the American Medical Association stating, "All milk sold for human consumption should be required to be pasteurized."

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• Food Safety Advisory: When Baking Holiday Cookies, Please Don't Eat the Dough!
One of the treats of the holiday season is "testing" cookie dough before it is baked. But, eating dough that contains raw eggs could turn a fun time into a miserable experience.

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• Packing a Safe School Lunch
If you take a lunch to school, it is important to know what to do to keep from getting sick!

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• A Volunteer's Guide to Food Safety (from FSIS)

• 4 Ways to Make Safer Food Selections PDF icon


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