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Countdown to the Thanksgiving Holiday | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
Plan ahead to ease the countdown tension for your Thanksgiving meal.

Food Safety for Those Glorious Holiday Goodies! (PDF Only) | Alternate Text
If any of your holiday recipes call for uncooked or lightly-cooked eggs, you can modify them by cooking the eggs thoroughly. From the Partnership for Food Safety Education.

Holiday Food Safety Tips (PDF Only)
One-page fact sheet featuring Check Your Steps tips.

Holiday or Party Buffets | PDF | En Español
Festive times for giving and sharing should not include sharing foodborne illness.

Hotline Answers "Panic Button" Food Safety
Questions
| PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
During the holidays, people are busy and can sometimes forget that unsafe handling and cooking can lead to foodborne illness. Here are some questions callers have asked regarding the safety of their holiday foods.

Let's Talk Turkey–A Consumer Guide to Safely Roasting a Turkey | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
Every facet of getting a turkey from the store to the dinner table is included — buying fresh vs. frozen, safe thawing methods, stuffing, roasting, storing leftover turkey and reheating the leftovers.

Mail Order Food Safety | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
These tips, and a comprehensive storage chart, will help the purchaser and recipient determine if their perishable foods have been handled properly.

No-Show Guests Jeopardize Food Safety | PDF
When guest encounter emergencies and the meal must be delayed or cancelled, food must be handled "just right" to remain safe.

Roasting Those "Other" Holiday Meats | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
Rather than turkey, some families choose a rib roast; others, a ham; and some will have a butcher arrange a crown roast of lamb. For special holiday meals, the cook wants everything perfect — and perfectly safe.

Safe Handling of Take Out Foods | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
Keep take out and delivered foods safe and store leftovers properly. Download the SIT (Stuffed Image Format) for professional printing.

Smoking Meat & Poultry | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
Where there's smoke, there's well flavored meat and poultry. Using a smoker is one method of imparting natural smoke flavor to large cuts of meat, whole poultry, and turkey breasts.

Stuffing and Food Safety | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
Because stuffing (dressing or filling) is an excellent medium for bacterial growth, it's important to handle it safely and cook it to a safe minimum internal temperature as measured with a food thermometer.

Turduckens Require Safe Food Handling | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
"Turducken" — a layered poultry dish especially popular during the holidays — requires safe food handling and thorough cooking to prevent foodborne illness.

Turkey: Alternate Routes to the Table | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
The conventional oven — although the appliance most often used to cook a whole turkey — is not the only way to get the big bird done and beautiful. There are alternate routes for cooking a turkey safely.

Turkey Basics

Turkey from Farm to Table | PDF
Safe storage, handling, cooking methods and approximate cooking times (traditional and microwave) for turkey products. Information about inspection and labeling is included.

Turkey Raised by the Rules | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
Information about turkeys, from the time they are hatched on the farm until they make it home to the freezer.

Other Times of Year

Barbecue and Food Safety | PDFEn Español | En Español PDF
Use these simple guidelines for grilling food safely.

Eggs-tra Care for Spring Celebrations | PDF
This fact sheet is from the Partnership for Food Safety Education

Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
Whether you are in your kitchen or enjoying the great outdoors, there are some food safety principles that remain constant.

Handling Food Safely on the Road | PDF | En Español | En Español PDF
Plan ahead and pack safely for the camping trip, boat ride, day at the beach or trip in the RV.

From the Partnership for Food Safety Education

Fight BAC! Logo Fight BAC!™ The Partnership has a variety of fact sheets at Food Safety In All Seasons.

Be sure to visit the Partnership's HolidayFoodSafety.org site for everything you'll need to have a festive, delicious food-safe celebration. Offerings change seasonally; lots of fun activities for kids.


Last Modified: October 9, 2012

 

 

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