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WSU Consumer Food Safety

Food Safety in a Minute.

Food Safety in a Minute

Food Safety in a Minute from Washington State University Extension answers the most commonly asked questions from consumers. This minute-long podcast offers handy, easy-to-apply tips to avoid food-borne illness. This series delves into issues ranging from holiday food safety to packing school lunches, how to store canned food, and more.

Discover how to safely preserve the bounty of the Northwest harvest with quick, research-based tips you can trust. Each episode has a printed transcript with valuable research-based resources and links. Explore canning, freezing, drying, fermenting, jams and jellies, pickling, and more— everything you need to confidently protect the health of your family and friends.

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Recent Food Safety in a Minute Episodes

  • FSM 398: Cyclospora Outbreak Not Finished – Traceback Difficulties Transcript [Music] Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute from Washington State University Extension.Identifying the source of a Cyclospora outbreak is difficult. Symptoms begin a week after exposure and may take up to two weeks, so patients must remember specific foods eaten days earlier. Fresh produce is mixed, shredded, repackaged, and distributed widely making traceback […]
  • FSM 397: Cyclospora Cases Rise Nationwide; Washington State Not Linked to Outbreak Transcript [Music] From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute.Since May 1st, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed thousands of domestic cases of Cyclosporiasis most likely linked with iceberg lettuce grown in Mexico. Caused by the parasite Cyclospora, most illnesses have been reported in Michigan, New York, North […]
  • FSM 396: The Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak is Solved Transcript [Music] From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute. There’s a multi-state outbreak of an illness caused by the microscopic parasite cyclospora. People become infected by consuming contaminated food or water. Symptoms typically develop about a week later. Symptoms include diarrhea, loss of appetite, stomach cramps, bloating, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, […]

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Consumer Food Safety Articles

Canning Seafood Safely

The catch is in and there are too many fish to fry and eat immediately. Canning is a popular method …

Cooking Outdoors Safely

Cooking outdoors was once only a summer activity shared with family and friends. Now more than half …

Decoding Food Dates

Do the dates on food packages puzzle you? What about those letters and numbers? If you are confused …