As September approaches, it is time to encourage and remind all consumers about safe food handling steps to prevent foodborne illness.
Although most healthy people will recover from a foodborne illness within a short period of time, some can develop chronic, severe, or even life-threatening health problems. In addition, some people are at a higher risk for developing foodborne illness, including pregnant women, young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems (such as transplant patients and individuals with HIV/AIDS, cancer, or diabetes). To keep your family safer from food poisoning, follow these four simple steps: clean, separate, cook, and chill.
Learn more about handling food safely at https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/at-home-safe-food-handling-its-in-your-hands_MF2465.pdf.
