Food safety matters because foodborne illnesses are a burden on public health and contribute significantly to the cost of health care. Each year foodborne illnesses sicken 48 million Americans (approximately 17% of people in the United States) and lead to 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths Food hazards, including germs and chemical contaminants, can enter the food supply at any point ...
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Eating deep fried fast foods boosts your risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Researchers analyzed survey data from more than 3,000 men ages 35 to 74, and discovered that guys who reported eating French fries, fried chicken, fried fish, and/or fried doughnuts once or more a week had a 30- to 37-percent higher risk of ...
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Marigold Cafe and Bakery runs the gamut when it comes to a good fast food restaurant: everything from escargot to fish and chips makes an appearance on the menu. You could go Italian with a pizza or veal scallopini, or you could go French with salmon roulade, without going wrong. Plus, there’s that crucial “bakery” component.
All the desserts are made on site and get ...
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A food safety hazard refers to any agent with the potential to cause adverse health consequences for consumers. Food safety hazards occur when food is exposed to hazardous agents which result in contamination of that food. Food hazards may be biological, chemical, physical, allergenic, nutritional and/or biotechnology-related.
Hazards may be introduced into the food supply any time ...
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Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potential health hazards. In this way food safety often overlaps with food defense to prevent harm to consumers.
In theory, food poisoning is 100% preventable. The five key principles ...
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Safe steps in food handling, cooking, and storage are essential to prevent foodborne illness. You can't see, smell, or taste harmful bacteria that may cause illness. In every step of food preparation, follow the four steps of the Food Safe Families campaign to keep food safe:
Clean — Wash hands and surfaces often. Separate — Don't cross-contaminate. Cook — Cook to ...
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Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, KFC is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with almost 20,000 locations globally in 123 countries and territories as of December 2015. The chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains. KFC was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders, an ...
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With all the reports of how unhealthy fast food is, why is anybody still eating it? The reality is, it is cheap, convenient and filling. The problem is that just one fast food meal can pack enough calories, sodium and fat for an entire day or more! Eating fast food on a regular basis can lead to a variety of different health problems including obesity.
The good news is that many ...
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Whether you’re training for a marathon or pumping iron like Arnold, intense physical activity depletes your muscles’ primary source of energy, glycogen. There’s a whole industry of post-workout supplements designed to help your muscles bounce back as quickly as possible. But according to a study recently published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise ...
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It’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t love fast food. Pizza is actually an easy fast food entree to prepare if the crust is already made. You just spread on the sauce and sprinkle with desired toppings. Making a more healthful pizza starts with a higher-fiber crust, adding reduced-fat cheese, and topping that with high-nutrient vegetables instead processed meat, which tends to be ...
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