Food Safety Myths and Facts
Sources Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, MS, DO on October 30, 2020 Medically Reviewed on October 30, 2020
Reviewed by Melinda
Ratini, MS, DO on
October 30, 2020
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SOURCES:
Dairy Council of California: “Can I Freeze Milk?” “Can You Drink Milk Past Its Sell-By Date?”
FDA: “Consumer Advisory: FDA Continues to Warn Against Eating Raw Dough for Cookies or Other Raw Dough Products before Cooking,” “National Food Safety Education Month - Myths & Facts.”
Foodsafety.gov: “Chill. Refrigerate Promptly,” “Dangerous Food Safety Mistakes,” “Food Safety Myths Exposed.”
Homefoodsafety.org: “10 Surprising Foods You Should be Refrigerating.”
Kansas State University: “The Five Second Rule.”
The Ohio State University: “Refrigerator Storage.”
Southern Maine Maple Sugarmakers Association: “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Maple Syrup But Didn’t Know Who To Ask.”
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension: “Food Product Dating.”
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service: “Ground Beef and Food Safety,” “Leftovers and Food Safety,” “Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous?”
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