Tag: wash

How do I wash fresh produce?

Posted: April 12, 2020

By Maria Portelos-Rometo and Sarah Bostick UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County On a recent trip to the grocery store, I noticed that the produce section was bursting with fresh produce. I was impressed by the quantity and variety, all… Read More

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life

Tags: food safety, Groceries, pathogen, Pgm_FCS, produce, wash

Handwashing 101: The importance of details

by Maria Portelos-Rometo

Posted: March 3, 2020

Amid all the steps many people take when it comes to preventing illness, they often overlook one simple but highly effective action. Handwashing. Proper handwashing is a basic technique that has been proven to help prevent the spread… Read More

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life

Tags: bacteria, coronavirus, Covid-19, disease, germ, handwash, health, hygiene, illness, Pgm_FCS, Virus, wash

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