{"id":14519,"date":"2019-07-10T08:12:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T13:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/?p=14519"},"modified":"2020-03-06T17:27:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T23:27:32","slug":"food-safety-tips-for-national-grilling-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/food-safety-news\/food-safety-tips-for-national-grilling-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety for National Grilling Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

July is National Grilling Month! As temperatures get hotter, there\u2019s nothing like outdoor grilling and soaking up the sunshine! However, food poisoning peaks in the summer months when warmer temperatures cause foodborne germs to flourish.<\/p>\n

To protect yourself, your family, and friends from foodborne illness during warm-weather months, safe food handling when eating outdoors is critical.<\/p>\n

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Temperature Danger Zone<\/h3>\n

Eating outdoors in warm weather presents a food safety challenge. Bacteria in food multiply faster at temperatures between 40\u00b0F and 140\u00b0F, so summer heat makes the basics of food safety especially important.<\/p>\n

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Food Safety Steps: Separate – Chill – Clean – Cook<\/h3>\n
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Clean<\/h3>\n

Hands.<\/strong> Wash your hands with soap before and after handling raw meat, poultry, and seafood. Wash work surfaces, utensils, and the grill before and after cooking.<\/p>\n

Grill and tools.<\/strong> Use a moist cloth or paper towel to clean the grill surface before cooking. If you use a wire bristle brush, thoroughly inspect the grill\u2019s surface before cooking. Wire bristles from grill cleaning brushes may dislodge and stick into food on the grill.<\/p>\n

Separate<\/h3>\n

When shopping, pick up meat, poultry, and seafood last, right before checkout. Separate them from other food in your shopping cart and grocery bags. To guard against cross-contamination, put packages of raw meat and poultry into individual plastic bags.<\/p>\n

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    Cook<\/h3>\n

    Use a food thermometer to ensure meat is cooked hot enough to kill harmful germs. When smoking, keep temperatures inside the smoker at 225\u00b0F to 300\u00b0F to keep meat a safe temperature while it cooks.<\/p>\n

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    Food<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nInternal Temperature (\u00b0F)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Ground meat and meat mixtures<\/th>\nBeef, pork, veal, lamb<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Turkey, chicken<\/td>\n165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Fresh beef, veal, lamb<\/th>\nSteaks, roasts, chops
    \nRest time: 3 minutes<\/strong><\/td>\n    		145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Poultry<\/th>\nAll Poultry (breasts, whole bird, legs, thighs, wings, ground poultry, giblets, and stuffing)<\/td>\n165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Pork and ham<\/th>\nFresh pork, including fresh ham
    \nRest time: 3 minutes<\/strong><\/td>\n    		145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Precooked ham (to reheat)
    \nNote:\u00a0<\/strong>Reheat cooked hams packaged in USDA-inspected plants to 140\u00b0F<\/td>\n    		165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Eggs and egg dishes<\/th>\nEggs<\/td>\nCook until yolk and white are firm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Egg dishes (such as frittata, quiche)<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Leftovers and casseroles<\/th>\nLeftovers and casseroles<\/td>\n165<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Seafood<\/th>\nFish with fins<\/td>\n145 or cook until flesh is opaque and separates easily with a fork<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Shrimp, lobster, crab, and scallops<\/td>\nCook until flesh is pearly or white, and opaque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Clams, oysters, mussels<\/td>\nCook until shells open during cooking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Chill<\/h3>\n

    Divide leftovers into small portions and place in covered, shallow containers. Put in freezer or fridge within two hours of cooking (one hour if above 90\u00b0F outside).<\/p>\n

    Grill Safely<\/h3>\n

    Whether you\u2019re a weekend-only griller, or you fire up the grill on a daily basis, keep your summer food safe with important principles and procedures.<\/p>\n

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    National Fire Protection Association Grilling Safety Tips
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    This grilling season, the NFPA demonstrates the proper way to use your grill safely to prevent fires.<\/p>\n

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