Tag: food safety
Use caution with door-to-door meat sales
Always make sure the meat or poultry comes from a reputable, approved source. Follow these tips when buying from a door-to-door salesperson.
Food safety starts on the farm
Growers can boost food safety on the farm by recognizing risks and implementing precautions in four areas of risk: water, animals, soil and handling.
How to hide your Easter eggs and eat them too
It's disappointing so many Easter egg safety articles suggest making separate batches to eat and hide. There are safe ways to eat the eggs you hide.
Myths and facts about the five-second rule
Learn more about the five-second rule and how quickly bacteria can transfer to foods that are dropped on different surfaces.
Pa. receives $6.3 million for produce safety
The funding gives the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture resources to implement a produce safety system, provide education and outreach and to develop programs to address the of the growers.
Do you know your cottage food laws?
SALEM, Ohio — Selling a homemade pie or granola mix? Notable changes in Ohio’s cottage food regulations went into effect in 2016, adding to...
How to use a meat thermometer
Check out how to use a thermometer for the type of meat you’re cooking.
For sale: Cheap bull and free trade
Despite the bile pouring out the nation’s capital, there still are three daily events in Washington, D.C. that every American can count on: sunrise, sunset and U.S. farm groups’ unwavering support for “free” trade.
West Virginia ag department plans food safety classes for producers
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) will sponsor a variety of food safety classes in conjunction with the West Virginia Small Farm Conference, to be held Feb. 25-27 at the Charleston Civic Center.
Pa. Department of Agriculture issues Pasture Maid whole milk advisory
Consumers who purchased Whole Milk (labeled as pasteurized) bottled by Pasture Maid Creamery in New Castle, Pennsylvania, are being told to discard the milk.
