{"id":11889,"date":"2023-09-18T14:18:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prince-william\/?p=11889"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:29:02","slug":"september-is-food-safety-education-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prince-william\/september-is-food-safety-education-month\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Should Know: September is Food Safety Education Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Food safety isn\u2019t just a buzzword, it is an essential part of our everyday life. Foodborne illnesses can affect anyone but with the right information and habits we can greatly reduce the risks<\/span>. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/consumers\/food-safety-education-month\">Food Safety Education Month<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">serves as a reminder to protect ourselves and loved ones when it comes to the food we eat.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Follow the Four Steps to Food Safety: Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Clean<\/strong>: Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water. Also don\u2019t forget to wash your cooking utensils.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Separate<\/strong>: Avoid cross contaminating your food by keeping raw meat, poultry, seafood, and their juices away from other foods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Cook<\/strong> to the right temperature: Your food is safe to eat when it is cooked to the right internal temperature that is high enough to kill germs. Use a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/food-safety\/safe-food-handling-and-preparation\/food-safety-basics\/kitchen-thermometers\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">food thermometer<\/span><\/a> to measure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Chill<\/strong>: Refrigerate your food properly. The<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/food-safety-charts\/cold-food-storage-charts\">Cold Food Storage Chart<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">provides guidelines for storing food in the refrigerator and freezer.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">For more information visit <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/food-safety\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/food-safety<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Prince William Health District Community Outreach Events<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Tuesday September 19<sup>th<\/sup> from 9:00 a.m. \u2013 4:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Woodbridge <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwcs.edu\/departments\/global_welcome_center\/index\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Global Welcome Center<\/span>,<\/strong><\/a><strong> 15111 <span style=\"color: #000000\">Blackburn Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">PWHD is attending to provide information on Health District services and resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\"><strong>Friday September 22<sup>nd<\/sup> from 9:00 a.m. \u2013 4:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>Woodbridge <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwcs.edu\/departments\/global_welcome_center\/index\"><strong>Global Welcome Center,<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong> 15111 Blackburn Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22191<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">PWHD is attending to provide information on Health District services and resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">PWHD Update Information Posted Monday and Friday:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">PWHD Website:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prince-william\/3293-2\/\">https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prince<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prince-william\/3293-2\/\">&#8211;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prince-william\/3293-2\/\">william\/3293<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prince-william\/3293-2\/\">&#8211;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/prince-william\/3293-2\/\">2\/<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Facebook: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PrinceWilliamHD\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PrinceWilliamHD<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Nextdoor: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/\">https:\/\/nextdoor.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">X (Formerly Twitter): <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrinceWilliamHD\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrinceWilliamHD<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food safety isn\u2019t just a buzzword, it is an essential part of our everyday life. 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