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2012-05-22 Food Safety Issues - raw chicken:

As long as she refrigerated it within 4 hours before she cooked it it will be fine. It she left it out more than 4 hours before refrigerating there is a risk it is contaminated and cooking may not remove

2012-05-22 Security & Fire Protection Systems - Lifesaver 1235:

Hello Mary, and thanks for your question.    Your replacement choices would depend on whether the Lifesaver 1235 is the ONLY detector that you have, or if there are other detectors interconnected to it

2012-05-22 Food Safety Issues - Lean Cuisine:

Hi Grace,    Unfortunatley, according to the makers of Lean Cuisine, they do not recommend consuming their products once they have been thawed.      I contacted Lean Cuisine to see if the reason for their

2012-05-21 Food Safety Issues - Pressure canning:

Hi Karen,    I have used a pressure canner on a portable butane burner -  they type restaurants use for portable cook stations.      These stoves are available from restaurant supply stores or outdoor

2012-05-21 Fire & Emergency Careers, And - Paramedic:

Hi!    EMS systems are composed of "basic life support (BLS)" providers and "advanced life support (ALS)" providers. EMTs are BLS providers whereas Paramedics are ALS providers. Some systems are BLS-only