Food Safety for Moms to Be: Highlights - Entertaining All Year
|A year-round food safety guide to help keep yourself and your
guests safe while entertaining. Also available in Spanish > En
español > Whether you're hosting or attending a shower, pot-luck
dinner, birthday party, school fair, or other social event -
they all involve food! Enjoy these events while keeping your
unborn baby safe from foodborne bacteria. Use these tips to help
you select, prepare, and handle food safely year-round!
Preventing foodborne illness is easy as... |1. Clean||Wash hands
and surfaces often.| |2. Separate||Don't cross-contaminate.| |3.
Cook||Cook to proper temperatures.| |4. Chill||Refrigerate
promptly.| For more information about the 4 Simple Steps to Food
Safety, see Lifelong Food Safety. First Things First Always wash
your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water before and after
handling food. Safe Food Handling for Social Events Make food
safety the center of your entertaining activities during your
pregnancy and beyond