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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

  • Director Cristian Mungiu’s ‘Fjord’ Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
  • Investigators Look Into Staten Island Blasts That Killed Shipyard Worker
  • Colbert’s Sudden Return to Late Night? It Happened on Public Access.
  • Garden Grove Chemical Tank Could Be Inching Toward Explosion, Authorities Say
  • U.S. Ebola Travel Ban Faces Criticism From Congo Health Officials
https://youtu.be/-oGdWn0Qz1s?si=xPjgUuiNIlpj9kq5

NPR

  • SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight
  • SpaceX to launch Starship rocket Friday after delay
  • A trillion dollar question: Will SpaceX's Starship launch go well?
  • Researchers say the Trump administration is finding new ways to punish science
  • As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers
https://youtu.be/43K2pPExXms?si=NbrYUf1m4HPj1xc7

The Progressive

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  • A Shortage of Special Educators Is Becoming a Crisis of Trust
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  • The Unspoken Abyss
https://youtu.be/6oomXq2Q7Jc?si=94qqOcBIzoYSk2gd

FactCheck.org

  • RFK Jr.’s Muddled Claims on Drug Approval Speed
  • Ad in Texas GOP Runoff Attacks Cornyn on Immigration, Islam
  • What Will Happen To Gasoline Prices When the Iran War Ends?
  • Who’s Paying for the White House Ballroom?
  • Republicans Repeat Problematic Estimate of Medication Abortion Harms
https://youtu.be/KU5V5WZVcVE?si=4rbzf6zpzIFXMrLl

Snopes.com

  • Don't fall for these 19 fake Trump Truth Social posts
  • Have Driscoll's strawberries been linked to cancer-causing chemicals? We investigated
  • Retired Navy SEAL Robert Harward's Fox News appearance sparks mask conspiracy theory
  • Michigan voter data doesn't prove fraud in Gretchen Whitmer's 2022 reelection victory
  • Texas Democrat Maureen Galindo pledges 'prison for American Zionists' if elected to U.S. House
https://youtu.be/QP_i-ZiFwe0?si=Sk4dM2FqidIAtyQH

Tradeoffs

  • Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care
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  • Call to Mind: The Fifth Branch
  • Doctors Hated the No Surprises Act. Now Some Are Getting Rich Off of It.
  • New York Braces for Trump's Big Medicaid Shakeup
https://youtu.be/q6evARV6JE0?si=mrcFzjE5Q3R4zH15

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