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    What Do You Know About Food Safety?

    Each year, millions of Americans become ill from foodborne illnesses and thousands die. To help prevent foodborne illness, you can take steps to ensure the safety of the food you eat. To learn more about food safety, take this quiz.

    1. You should use soap to clean your fruits and vegetables before eating them.
    2. Tomatoes that are leaking should not be eaten.
    3. Don't buy food in damaged containers at the grocery.
    4. A product that has passed its "Best If Used By" date should be discarded because it is no longer safe to eat.
    5. Food that is packaged "sous vide" doesn't need refrigeration.
    6. When you buy hot foods, you should eat them within 2 hours.
    7. If you don't eat all of your brown bag lunch, you should always throw out the leftovers when you get home from work or school.
    8. To kill any Salmonella present on or inside a raw egg, cook eggs until the yolk is firm.
    Online Medical Reviewer: Novick, Tara, BSN, MSN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Poulson, Brittany, MDA RDN CD CDE
    Date Last Reviewed: 5/1/2023
    © 2000-2024 The StayWell Company, LLC. All rights reserved. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professional's instructions.
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center

    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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