Tag: food safety
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Food safety tips during power outages
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Hurricane Helene brought power outages across the state, which means Kentuckians need to be mindful of food safety when it comes to their refrigerated...
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Writer considers salad a wasteful luxury, and not all that nutritious
Salads should be considered a “resource-hungry luxury” instead of a staple because they offer little nutritional value, require “precious crop acreage” to grow, requires fossil fuel and refrigeration to ship,...
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Kentucky’s local food movement is booming, but some say home-processing laws places undue burden on qualified entrepreneurs
The local food movement is alive and well in Kentucky, which leads the nation in federally funded local food projects, Janet Patton reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. In 2014, “Local food...
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Store holiday leftovers properly for better flavor and food safety
Leftovers are a great way to stretch your food budget, but proper handling of them is important to make sure they maintain their taste and remain bacteria-free, says the Institute of...
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Raw milk suspected as cause of bacterial infections among four children in Hardin County and one in Oldham County
Five children in the Louisville region were recently hospitalized with E. coli bacterial infections, and all had consumed unpasteurized milk, state health agencies found. Investigators have not yet proven that raw...
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Storm victims need to be vigilant about avoiding tetanus and mold, and protecting food safety
As storm and and flood cleanup continues, Kentuckians need to be vigilant about tetanus, mold and food safety, the state Department for Public Health warns. Regarding tetanus, the DPH recommends avoiding...
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Kentucky gets an ‘F’ for how it handles food-borne illnesses
Kentucky is one of 13 states to receive an “F” for the way it handles food-borne illnesses, the Lexington Herald-Leader‘s Mary Meehan reports. The Center for Science in the Public...