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Avoid Guessing About Holiday Food Safety
Questions or comments? Email author Alice Henneman
During the coming holidays, thoughts turn to family, food, and finding enough time to fit everything in!
Food safety may take a back seat as we take short cuts, prepare foods ahead, cook late into the night, and host numerous holiday feasts.
Before you cook the turkey, set up the buffet, or start making holiday goodies, see how you do on this holiday food safety quiz, based on information from the USDA and the Food and Drug Administration.
►Take the quiz! (Quiz and answers are in a pdf format that also may be used as a handout.)
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(Photo courtesy of Eliza Brown - Creative Commons License)