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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

  • Oil Prices Slide but Remain Elevated as Middle East Tensions Escalate
  • Mingling With Jeff Bezos and Stevie Nicks at the 2026 Met Gala Cocktail Party
  • What to Know About the Suspected Hantavirus Outbreak on an Atlantic Cruise Ship
  • Late Night Laments Losing Spirit Airlines as a Punchline
  • U.S. Military Strikes Boat in Caribbean, Killing 2

NPR

  • Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it
  • Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort
  • Why PEPFAR's top scientist stepped down
  • Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline
  • Giving coffee a jolt could help assess its quality

The Progressive

  • In Chile, Latin America’s Latest Far-Right Leader Takes the Stage
  • Waking Up the Possums
  • Let’s Get Ready for the Next Pandemic
  • The Equity Docket: Black Americans’ Stolen Past
  • The Battle to Close Ridglan Farms

FactCheck.org

  • Democratic Ad Attacks Collins on Healthcare, Iran War
  • RFK Jr.’s Unsupported Claims About Tylenol-Autism Study He Called ‘Garbage’
  • Definition of ‘86’ at the Heart of Comey Indictment
  • Providing Context for Leavitt’s Examples of ‘Violent Rhetoric’
  • Project 2025 Series Wins National Headliner Award

Snopes.com

  • Trump did not post AI image of himself delivering Lady Liberty's baby version of him
  • Did Trump say people should 'only drive downhill' to save gas?
  • Did Elizabeth Warren sell Spirit Airlines stock before budget carrier went out of business? Here's the truth
  • Don't put faith in claim Florida man was arrested after trying to 'baptize' alligator in Waffle House
  • 8 claims about Chief Justice John Roberts from our archives

Tradeoffs

  • Doctors Hated the No Surprises Act. Now Some Are Getting Rich Off of It.
  • New York Braces for Trump's Big Medicaid Shakeup
  • Should People Who Want GLP-1s Have to Work for Them?
  • High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
  • Trump's Pick to Quiet the Chaos at HHS
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