Heather says:
Food safety is serious business. This is why I harp on it. There are times where I’m less stringent than the FDA, but that’s in my own home where no one has a compromised immune system. When I make recommendations here on Home-Ec 101 I try to make sure they stick within those guidelines or I add a CYA to make sure readers are informed.
These numbers may illustrate why I spend time talking about food safety. There are approximately 76 million cases of foodborne illness every year in the U.S. – with 325,000 resulting in hospitalization and 5,000 cases resulting in death. . .And it is estimated that as many as 70 percent of those illnesses can be traced back to food prepared outside the home –”
The Abstract :: North Carolina State University :: Too Many Cooks (Are Making Food Safety Mistakes).
It’s not unreasonable to interpolate (take from known values) that 30% of those illnesses are occurring from food prepared in the home.
Wash your hands, sanitize your prep areas, keep cold food cold, keep hot food hot, and store food promptly.
It makes me scare to take my kids out to eat!
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