Tag: Cross-contamination

Grill, Chill, and Stay Safe: Your Guide to Food Safety at Summer Cookouts

by Alicia Betancourt
May 20, 2025

Summer is here, and that means it's time for sunny days, backyard BBQs, and good times with friends and family. Whether you're flipping burgers on the grill, dishing out potato salad, or serving up a slice of juicy watermelon, there’s one ... READ MORE

Category: , Food Safety, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Backyard BBQ, BBQ Safety, Clean Cooking, Cookout Hygiene, Cooler Safety, Cross-contamination, Food Safety, Foodborne Illness Prevention, Grilling Tips, Hot And Cold Food Storage, Leftover Storage, Meat Thermometer, Outdoor Cooking, Picnic Food Safety, Raw Meat Handling, Safe Food Temperatures, Safe Grilling Practices, Separate Coolers, Summer Cookouts, Summer Food Tips

Viral Cross-Contamination During Tomato Cleaning

by Jessie Erwin
September 23, 2024

We are pleased to welcome Ashytn Vandiver to our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows graduate students' research in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Ashtyn is a food science master's degree ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Ashtyn Vandiver, Cross-contamination, Dr. Michelle Danyluk, Food Safety Modernization Act, Foodborne Illness, FSHN Research Journeys, Norovirus, Research, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science, Research-journeys-food-science-ms, Sanitizers, Tomatoes

Cut the Risk From Your Cutting Boards

by Brenda Marty-Jimenez
January 28, 2022

The use of cutting boards during meal prep is a common practice when engaging in culinary techniques like cutting, slicing, dicing, and chopping. Cutting board options nowadays range from wood to nonporous surfaces such as plastic, glass, marble, ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Campylobacter, Chill, Chopping, Clean, Cleaning, Cook, Cross-contamination, Cut The Risk From Your Cutting Board, Cutting, Cutting Board, Dicing, Food And Illness, Food Safety; Cutting Boards, Food Scientists, Food Vehicle, Foodborne Illness, Harmful Bacteria, Meal Prep, Prevent Cross Contamination, Salmonella, Sanitizing, Separate, Sick, Slicing

Cross-Contamination of Food

by John Wells
August 2, 2012

Courtesy of Shelley Swenson UF/IFAS Wakulla Extension FYCS/EFNEP Agent I taught a program on dehydrating meat into beef jerky one morning this week at a summer day camp. I was surprised how many youth did not know the hazards of cross-contamination ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Cross-contamination, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Food, Food Safety, FYCS, Health, Shelley Swenson, Wakulla County Extension

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