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  • Food Safety Home
  • Clean & Separate
  • Cook & Chill
  • Storing & Preserving
  • Cooking Away From Home
  • Handling and Preparing Specific Foods
  • Food Safety in Emergencies
  • Alerts and Recalls
  • Print Materials

More Food Safety

  • Foodborne Illness
  • Food Business Safety
  • Food Safety for Schools
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Minnesota Department of Health
651-201-5000
Food Safety Comment Form

Contact Info

Minnesota Department of Health
651-201-5000
Food Safety Comment Form

Food Safety Basics: Preventing Foodborne Illness
Keeping Food Safe At Home

There is a lot you can do to handle and prepare your food safely. Learn what you can do to prepare, serve and store food safely.

  • clean and separateClean & Separate
    Bacteria can be spread throughout the kitchen and get onto hands, cutting boards, utensils, counter tops and food.
    Hand Hygiene | Cross Contamination | Don't Prepare Food If You are Ill

  • cook and chillCook & Chill
    Food is safely cooked when it reaches a high enough internal temperature to kill the harmful bacteria that cause foodborne illness. Refrigerate foods quickly because cold temperatures slow the growth of harmful bacteria.
    Temperatures | Thermometers | Grilling and BBQ Safety | Slow Cooker Safety

  • Storing & Preserving
    Tips for food preservation and storing food properly.
    Home Canning | Cold Storage | Shelf Storage
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Last Updated: 11/15/2022

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