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2013-06-09 Food Safety Issues - three milk cake:

t's non-hazardous because it is baked but if the frosting is whipped cream or anything dairy it needs to be refrigerated. You will probably want to refrigerate it after baking anyway. You can leave it

2013-06-08 Food Safety Issues - Regulatory question:

If a known pathogen is detected in the ground beef it can't be sold for 2 reasons. First, it's illegal to sell contaminated food. Second, the processor would not want to risk his brand image. You are correct

2013-06-02 Food Safety Issues - reheating food left out overnight:

Your very close on this one. The rule says that potentially hazardous food must cool from 135F to 40F in 6 hours. If you cooked it to around 350F it would cool to 140F in about 90 min or so. That means

2013-05-26 Food Safety Issues - almon food safety6:

Hi Jackie,    The recommendation for all potentially hazardous foods -- foods capable of supporting the growth of harmful bacteria if they are not kept either cold (below 41 degrees F - 5 degrees C) or

2013-05-24 Food Safety Issues - vacuum packaged fully cooked ham:

Hi Rita,    You didn't say how long you have had the ham or if it is still within it's "Best if used by" or "sell by" date.      If they are still within this time frame, chances are that the swelling