An FDA video in which dietitian Shirley Blakely cooks good-tasting high-fiber foods with a group of kids.
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Consumers Urged to “Cook It Safe” When Preparing Convenience Foods
From September, USDA's food safety agency joins the FDA, industry groups and food-safety educators in a “Cook It Safe” campaign urging people to follow package instructions for frozen and refrigerated convenience foods. A 2011 survey found only 61 percent do.
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What Consumers Need to Know About Food and Water Safety During Hurricanes, Power Outages, and Floods
FDA advises keeping appliance thermometers in the refrigerator, at 40 F or below, and the freezer, at 0 F or below; freezing water and gel packs in advance; grouping frozen food together; having coolers ready if power will be out over four hours; and storing food above possible flood water.
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USDA Offers Food Safety Tips In Advance of Hurricane Irene
Ahead of Hurricane Irene, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service urged residents to keep appliance thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer, freeze water and gel packs, move perishables into the freezer, and line up coolers and block or dry ice before the power fails.
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The Food Label and You - NEW Video
A set of FDA videos teaching the Nutrition Facts label and the 5-20 Rule through spoofs of sports broadcasts, game shows and CSI, plus street interviews asking people what counts as a serving. Produced by CDRH-TV for CFSAN.
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Fish Hazards and Controls: More Than a Fish Story
The FDA's Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, in its fourth edition since April 2011, tells fishermen and processors how to control parasites, pathogens and natural toxins, among them scombrotoxin, whose histamine builds up when fish are not chilled quickly.
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Food pyramid replaced by a plate
The USDA replaced the food pyramid with a plate icon under its Choose My Plate campaign, showing vegetables and grains in larger proportion than fruit and meat. Its advice: eat less, avoid oversized portions, fill half the plate with produce and drink water, not sugary drinks.
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Begin the Summertime Grilling Season with a Food Safety Home Run - USDA
USDA's Memorial Day grilling advice breaks safe handling into four steps, clean, separate, cook and chill: wash hands 20 seconds before and after handling food, keep separate cutting boards for raw meat and vegetables, and use a food thermometer.
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New USDA guidelines for safely cooking meat
The USDA has lowered the recommended safe cooking temperature for whole cuts of pork from 160 to 145 degrees F and added a three-minute rest, saying properly cooked pork may still look pink. Beef, veal and lamb stay at 145 F; ground meats stay at 160 F and poultry at 165 F.
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USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Recent Spate of Tornadoes
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued food safety guidance for tornado-hit areas of the Southeast and Midwest: keep appliance thermometers in the fridge and freezer, freeze water and gel packs, group frozen food together, and line up coolers and ice before the power goes out.
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FDA: Raw Milk May Pose Health Risk
FDA and CDC recommend pasteurization for all milk consumed in the United States, since heating kills salmonella, E. coli and listeria while altering only a few vitamins insignificantly. FDA rejects the claim that raw milk and its cheeses and yogurts are more nutritious.
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The new Dietary Guidelines tells Americans to eat less calories, salt
The seventh edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans asks people to balance calories with activity and eat more vegetables, fruit, whole grains, low-fat dairy and seafood while cutting sodium, saturated and trans fat, added sugars and refined grains. It carries 23 key recommendations.
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FDA: Don't Use Dietary Supplement Rock Hard Extreme
The FDA warned consumers away from the supplements Rock Hard Extreme and Passion Coffee after lab tests found synthetic sulfaildenafil, a chemical close to Viagra's sildenafil, which can interact with nitrates and drop blood pressure to dangerous levels.
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Holiday Food Safety During Pregnancy
CDC holiday food safety advice for pregnant women: wash hands often, cook meat until well done, reheat hot dogs and deli meats until steaming, skip unpasteurized milk and soft cheeses, and avoid eggnog unless it is alcohol-free and made with pasteurized eggs.
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FDA Panel Rejects Diet Drug
An FDA advisory panel urged the agency to keep the weight-loss drug lorcaserin off the market, citing unanswered safety questions and trials that excluded patients with diabetes or heart disease. Those on the drug lost only 3 to 3.7 percent more body weight than those on placebo.
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Breastfeeding Report Card—United States, 2010
CDC's state-by-state report card shows three of every four new U.S. mothers now start out breastfeeding, meeting the Healthy People 2010 initiation goal. Rates at 6 and 12 months stay low, under 4% of births occur at Baby-Friendly facilities, and the average mPINC score is 65 of 100.
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Food Safety Tips in Aftermath of Tropical Storm Hermine From USDA
After flooding from Tropical Storm Hermine, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service reissued its guidance for Texas and Oklahoma residents: keep appliance thermometers in the fridge and freezer, freeze water and gel packs, group frozen food together, and store food above floodwater.
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Panel Rejects Plan to Curb Drug Abuse
An FDA advisory panel rejected the agency's plan to curb abuse of narcotics such as OxyContin, fentanyl and methadone because it asks for voluntary rather than mandatory prescriber training. Mandatory training would take an act of Congress.
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