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A few sources for food safetyPosted Sep 29th 2006 7:35PM by Sarah J. GimFiled under: Science, Trends, America, Health & MedicalWith the recent rash of e. coli that's broken out and gotten all of us itchy about spinach, it's time for a little brush-up on food safety. Of course we all know about safe handling of eggs and poultry - wash everything, and cook it until it's dry as a bone (or something like that).But fruits and vegetables require safe handling as well. Take, for instance, a cantaloupe. Bacteria can "hang out" in the nook and crannies that are characteristic of the camataloupe's webbed skin. We certainly don't eat the skin of a melon, but if there are harmful things on the outside, they can get onto the surfaces of the inside flesh that you eat when you cut through the peel.There are several online sources that provide helpful hints for safe-handling of food. The government site, FoodSafety.gov has alerts and warning on its front page. We have mentioned the site before here at Slashfood, but FightBac is also a great resource for information about how to keep your food free of bacteria. Another good resource to which a reader tipped us off (thanks, Jen!) is the Consumer Reports Safety Blog, which has a section dedicated to food safety.
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