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  • Chef chopping vegetables in a commercial kitchen

    Food Safety & Quality Impacts 2025

    Alabama Extension food safety and quality specialists help families, producers, processors, and food service workers stay safe from foodborn...
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  • Chicks in a white hatchery basket

    Salmonella Control in Integrated Broiler Complexes: Practical Perspectives

    Salmonella is one of the leading causes of foodborne illness in the United States, often linked to poultry products because the bacteria can...
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  • Senior woman wearing apron, standing at a kitchen sink with water running and vegetables on a cutting board. The kitchen is very clean.

    How to Correct Common Food Safety Issues

    A safe food environment is essential for protecting family and friends from potential foodborne illness. The following list describes potent...
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  • A collage of a farm, grocery store, people at lunch, and a professional kitchen.

    Meet the Team—Food Safety and Quality

    Foodborne illness is a food safety issue that can be reduced by training. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System Food Safety and Quality t...
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  • An overhead image of a table with Easter decorations and food, including ham and eggs.

    Eggcellent Food Safety: Keeping Easter Fresh and Fun

    With the arrival of spring and warmer weather, many people start to think about the upcoming lineup of holidays, including Easter. Some peop...
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  • Salmon fillets vacuum sealed, a type of reduced oxygen packaging.

    Seafood Safety: What to Know About Reduced Oxygen Packaging

    From shrimp to salmon, seafood is one of the most perishable foods that people consume. To keep seafood fresh from the dock to the dinner ta...
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  • Checking the temperature in a cooked turkey

    Turkey Trouble? What to Do When Your Bird Isn’t Ready on Time

    It is Thanksgiving, and the centerpiece of the meal—the turkey—just isn’t cooking as quickly as you expected. Don’t worry! You are n...
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  • A young boy holding a teal pumpkin standing on a porch with other teal pumpkins in the background.

    Teal Pumpkins: Halloween's Food Allergy Awareness

    If you spy a teal pumpkin on Halloween, do you know what it means? Teal pumpkins are used to promote food allergy awareness during Halloween...
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  • A packed lunch box on a counter.

    Packing a Nutritious, Budget-Friendly, and Safe Lunch Box

    With new supplies, schedules, and routines, the back-to-school season can feel overwhelming. However, packing lunch doesn’t have to be. Wi...
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  • Man standing at grill using a metal spatula to flip hamburgers.

    Follow Food Safety When Striking Up the Grill

    Grilling and smoking are popular preparation methods for meats. While moving food from inside to the outdoors and back, it’s especially im...
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