Monday, March 16, 2026

Remember food safety during Memorial Day cookouts

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WASHINGTON — As the days grow longer and temperatures rise, it is time to shelve the coats and boots and dust off the grill. USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service  offers a few helpful tips to avoid unwelcome fooborne bacteria at your next cookout.

"When you fire up the grill to cook out this summer, make sure you are extra vigilant in taking the appropriate safe food handling steps to prevent foodborne illness," said USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Dr. Elisabeth Hagen. "Foods commonly served at cookouts can carry pathogens that can make people sick, especially those most vulnerable to. . .

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