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Tag: food safety

  • Prof Patty
  • April 21, 2021

Is All of the Food in Your House Safe to Eat?

Lisa Milbrand Updated: Mar. 19, 2020 and Tiffany Gagnon Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 Confused by “best by,” “sell by,” and “use by”? You’re not alone. In fact, a Harvard

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 21, 2021November 5, 2025

Which Fruits and Vegetables Can You Leave Out on the Counter?

We’re setting the record straight about which types of produce require refrigeration. By Marie Viljoen January 07, 2021 Fresh fruits and vegetables are nutritious and

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Don’t waste money on food that just goes bad. Store it correctly. Keep food safe!

That pricey bottle of maple syrup? Store it in the fridge after you open it. Did you know that at some butcher counters, you can ask them to grind your meat for you while you wait? That m

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  • Prof Patty
  • January 11, 2021November 5, 2025

When to Toss Food Out

I clean my fridge regularly, because, in my house, I’m the only one who eats leftovers. I also check out all of those half-empty jars of condiments. I find those packets from the

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NY Times

  • Bloomberg to Back Protégé in Crowded N.Y.C. House Race With Super PAC
  • Meta Delays Rollout of New A.I. Model After Performance Concerns
  • Ukraine to Make Drone Videos Available for Training A.I. Models
  • With Disputed Legal Maneuver, Trump Tries to Set Policy Without Legislation
  • What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why Is Iran Blocking It?

NPR

  • NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch
  • Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them
  • 2025 saw relatively fewer natural disasters. Will you get a break on home insurance?
  • GLP-1s have transformed weight loss and diabetes. Is addiction next?
  • Epstein paid for a conference of top scientists in 2006. His motives are now clear

The Progressive

  • The Fight for Palestine in Higher Education Continues, Despite Institutional Backlash
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  • Gutting Discrimination Enforcement in Education: What Could Go Wrong?
  • Israeli NGO Bans Threaten Gaza’s Humanitarian Lifeline
  • Is Conversion Therapy Speech or Conduct?

FactCheck.org

  • Is the U.S. at ‘War’? Politicians Disagree
  • Trump’s Claim About the Obama Nuclear Deal and Iran’s Nuclear Development
  • Without Providing Evidence, Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran
  • Biden Makes Flawed Comparisons with Trump
  • FactChecking Claims in Casey Means’ Surgeon General Confirmation Hearing

Snopes.com

  • Did Israel bomb North Korea's embassy in Iran? Fact-checking alleged Kim Jong Un quote
  • FBI warned California officials about Iranian drone threat, but says tip was unverified
  • Was Netanyahu killed in Iranian missile attack? Debunking claim
  • Did Trent Reznor say, 'I think we need separate bathrooms for MAGA'?
  • Did Ted Lieu play recording in Congress of Kash Patel admitting he was told to 'bury' Epstein investigation?

Tradeoffs

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  • Immigration Enforcement’s Twin Threats to Health Care
  • As States and CDC Split on Vaccines, What's Next?
  • A Better Way to Care for Older Adults with Opioid Addiction

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