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When handling food, safety is key. Taking proper precautions can help you avoid illnesses such as E. coli, diarrhea, food poisoning, botulism, and more. It's important to keep your kitchen surfaces and utensils washed and sanitized as well as to wash the foods you're working with. Vegetables, fruits, and meats can carry bacteria that can make you sick. Follow the links below to find WebMD's comprehensive coverage about how food can be handled safely, how to keep your kitchen clean, and much more.
Medical Reference
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Your Guide to Healthy Grilling
Your summer picnic or barbecue wouldn’t be the same without firing up the grill. Here's how to do it safely.
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Food Safety Tips for Your Kitchen
Your kitchen is the heart of your home – but it can also be a case of food poisoning waiting to happen. Learn about foods that can make you and family sick and tips to keep your kitchen clean
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Know Your Risks for Food Poisoning
Are you at risk for food poisoning? Learn the foods and behaviors that can keep you safe.
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Safe Food and Water for HIV Patients
If you're HIV-positive, you need to know how to protect yourself against dangerous foodborne infections.
Features
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Water and Food Safety After Hurricanes
To help you prepare for this hurricane season, WebMD gives advice from the FDA about what is safe to drink and eat in the aftermath of a storm.
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5 Second Rule For Food
Experts explore whether it's safe to eat food that's made quick contact with the floor.
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Food-Related Illness: Playing It Safe
The best defense is a good offense when it comes to food-related illnesses.
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Lettuce Learn to Wash Produce Properly
The government's recent warning about some packaged fresh spinach has people worried about the safety of their produce, especially greens and lettuces.
Video
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Video: GMOs in Food
There’s a lot of debate over GMOs in our food. They’ve helped farmers grow more crops, but are there downsides, too?
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Video on How to Store Leftover Food
How long can you leave food out before it needs to be tossed? What about storing leftovers in the fridge or freezer?
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Baby Food Safety
A review of health and safety concerns is crucial for parents as they begin preparing and serving their babies solid foods.
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Food Safety for Rug Rats
Allowing your toddler to help out with food prep can be an enriching experience. But avoid cooking up a food-borne illness.
Slideshows & Images
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Slideshow: FDA Mobile Laboratories
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Slideshow: Food Allergy Triggers, Common and Uncommon
Peanuts, tomatoes, and even exercise, can bring on food allergies, some quite dangerous. This WebMD slideshow helps identify triggers, symptoms, and tests to help keep your family safe.
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Slideshow: When to Toss Food Out
It’s hard to know exactly how long it’s safe to keep different foods. Find out when it’s best to just throw them out.
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Slideshow: Salmonella Infection Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
See what salmonella bacteria look like and learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatments of salmonella poisoning.
Blogs
Quizzes
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Grilling Quiz: Test Your Cooking Smarts
Ready to get your grill on? Try this quiz to test your barbecue skills first.
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Quiz: Food Safety Myths and Facts
Should you cut off that moldy piece of cheese and eat the rest? What’s the best way to thaw chicken? Find out in this food safety quiz.
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Quiz: Don't Be Fooled by Food Labels
Do you know how to read a food label? WebMD shows you what words like "natural" and "organic" really mean.
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Quiz: What's in Your Food? Preservatives, Dyes, and Other Additives
What's in your food? Salt, sugar, dyes, and more. See how much you know about the stuff you can't pronounce.
Expert Commentary
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Frozen Food Storage: Keeping It Safe and Tasty
It’s time to go through that freezer and dump everything you aren’t going to eat in the next six months.
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Nothing Fishy About These Fish!
WebMD's Top 10 Ways To Make Seafood Safe
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Things You Should Never Do to Lose Weight
Be aware of these dangerous things you should never do when trying to lose weight.