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Join CDC’s Holiday Food Safety Twitter Chat
Make food safety a holiday tradition and create lasting memories of the goodies you serve. CDC and Parents Magazine will co-host a Twitter chat with food safety experts and party planners about safe and healthy holiday meals on December 12, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET.
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The theme is Make food safety a holiday tradition and the hashtag is #CDCFoodChat. Key topics will include preparing and cooking holiday treats; food safety tips for parties; and storing leftovers.
Here are more food safety tips for the holidays:
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- Do not eat dough or batter. As tempting as it is to taste the batter before baking it, that can make you sick. Children can get sick from touching or eating raw dough used for crafts or play clay, too.
- Prepare chitlins safely. Keep children out of the kitchen while you prepare chitlins, a traditional Southern food. Before you begin, take out everything you’ll need to prepare chitlins and to clean up with when you’re done.
- Protect yourself from food poisoning during the holiday season with four simple steps to food safety.
Multistate Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce
CDC, several states, Canada, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continue to investigate an outbreak of E. coli O157 illnesses linked to romaine lettuce. Do not eat or buy romaine lettuce harvested from the Central Coastal growing regions of northern and central California. If you do not know where your romaine lettuce is from, do not eat it.
Some producers have agreed to label bags and boxes of romaine lettuce indicating where and when it was harvested. Check labels or store signs for growing region before buying or eating romaine lettuce.
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