Chicken Food Safety Focus
Safe storage, handling, cooking methods, and approximate cooking times for chicken.
Color
of Meat & Poultry |
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What factors affect the color of meat and poultry? What do color changes mean in terms of food safety?
Duck and Goose from Farm to Table |
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Safe storage, handling, cooking methods, and approximate cooking times for duck and goose.
Game from Farm to Table
Game and game birds are now farm raised in the United States,
and are under voluntary USDA inspection. Learn about the safe
handling of these products.
Giblets and Food Safety |
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Background information about poultry giblets - inspection, processing, safe handling and cooking.
Ground Poultry and Food Safety |
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Questions and answers to help you understand labeling information on ground poultry products and
handle and prepare them safely.
Hock Locks & Other Accoutrements |
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"Say, what's this plastic thing holding the legs together on our turkey? Won't it melt if we put it in the oven?" The answer to this and other questions about functional items producers use on their products.
Hot Dogs and Food Safety |
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En Español |
En Español PDF
They can be made from beef, pork, turkey, chicken, or a combination — learn more about this popular food.
Poultry: Basting, Brining, and Marinating |
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En Español |
En Español PDF
Don't compromise food safety when looking for new and interesting ways to prepare old standards like chicken and turkey.
The Poultry Label Says "Fresh" |
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For consumers, "fresh" means whole poultry and cuts have never
been below 26°F. The fact sheet provides background information
on this labeling rule.
Rabbit
from Farm to Table |
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Safe storage, handling, cooking methods, and approximate cooking
times for rabbit.
Ratites (Emu, Ostrich and Rhea) |
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Safe storage, handling, and cooking methods for these products.
Turduckens Require Safe Food Handling |
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En Español |
En Español PDF
"Turducken"—a layered poultry dish especially popular during the holidays—
requires safe food handling and thorough cooking to prevent foodborne illness.
Water in Meat and Poultry |
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Answers to questions that consumers have asked about water
in packages of fresh meat and poultry.
