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  • 5/14/2025
Summer is the perfect season to fire up the grill or host a cookout. The last thing you want to be worrying about during a fun party is foodborne illness.
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00:00Summer is the perfect season to fire up the grill or host a cookout.
00:04The last thing you want to be worrying about during a fun party is foodborne illness.
00:09Here are a few food safety tips to keep you and your guests safe at your next cookout.
00:14According to the USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service,
00:18it's important to refrigerate cold foods like raw meat or poultry
00:22within two hours of buying it at the grocery store,
00:25or one hour if it's above 90 degrees Fahrenheit outside.
00:29An expert tells HuffPost that it's important to check the internal temperature of your meats
00:34because, quote,
00:35HuffPost knows that you should try to avoid items that contain eggs
00:52because eggs can be contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella, which can cause serious illness.
00:58And finally, experts say drink-worthy ice is not cooler ice
01:03since ice from dirty coolers could make a cold drink dangerous to consume.

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