Monday, July 11, 2016

Is it "Ready to Eat"?


Is it "Ready to Eat"?
Not all prepared convenience foods are ready to be eaten without a cooking kill step. 

Reading the product label should tell you if it's "heat and eat" or requires cooking to a particular safe internal temperature to be safe to eat.  Read carefully - the label may say the product contains uncooked ingredients and that it must be cooked in a conventional oven to a safe internal temperature.

This fun video short  is a great teaching tool for explaining why reading the package label keeps your food safe. This video is from The Partnership for Food Safety Education.

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