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| food saftey | 2/23/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: Ok here is my issue. I work in a group home for 4 clients with profound MR. One of my clients is ...
A: First, I want to commend you for the job your are doing working in a group home. This is a ...
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| freezing | 2/21/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: Can Baba Ghanouj and hummus be frozen?
A: Yes, both baba ghonouj and hummus may be frozen, though you may notice some darkening of the product ...
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| spoiled chicken | 2/16/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: I opened a package of chicken that smelled bad. I washed the blood off the chicken under cold ...
A: Our general rule of thumb is if chicken has an off odor when opening the package, our suggestion is ...
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| microbacterial growth in store bought grape jelly | 2/12/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: my daughter uses a pacificer dipped incomercialy prepared grape jelly for her three month infant son ...
A: Seems to me your daughter should be keeping a small container of grape jelly in the refrigerator (or ...
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| spoilage | 2/8/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: We have an All-Clad stock pot. On several occasions we have had soup spoil within a couple of days ...
A: From the way you describe this I take it you are preparing the soup in the big pot then ...
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| Raw Vegetables? | 2/6/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: Raw, unpeeled vegetables (like zucchini and cucumbers) are my favorite things to eat, but I'm ...
A: Actually, washing with antibacterial hand soap is not recommended for vegetables and fruits as this ...
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| chlorine | 2/3/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: This really isn't about food but I see you work for the state health dept and I know local health ...
A: I do not work for a State Health Department but for the University of Illinois Extension and have ...
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| Fruit Preservation | 1/28/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: How long can you store organic fruit in the refrigerator before they rot? How do you explain the ...
A: Whether fruit is organically grown or not, the length of time fruit can stay fresh in the ...
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| food | 1/28/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: How long will a gyro last un-refrigerated
A: Since a gyro usually contains meat the recommendation is if the food is in the danger zone for over ...
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| peanut butter | 1/26/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: Why do peanut butter jars have allergy warnings that the product may contain traces of penuts? ...
A: While it may seem odd and redundant that peanut butter may contain peanuts (DUH!!!) there is a ...
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| dog biscuit | 1/26/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: Is it safe to eat dog biscuits? My teacher ate one...
A: While it may not sound appetizing, dog and cat food is edible by humans. In fact, you can make your ...
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| Mona-vie Juice | 1/25/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: Are there any downfalls about this juice that you know of? I have searched but, only heard good ...
A: I have read the literature provided by Mona-vie and it makes it sound like this juice is the best ...
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| Nutrition | 1/25/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: Is D-Sorbitol safe?
A: D-Sorbitol is a recognized as safe artificial sweetener that is often used in candies and gum. It is ...
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| beef | 1/23/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: This question seems to be different than what you usually get, but I'll try anyway. Regarding beef ...
A: This is really outside my area of expertise. However, I will contact a beef specialist at the ...
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| Organic Chicken | 1/22/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: We roasted a whole organic chicken. When my husband carved it, there appeared to be some kind of ...
A: Martha, I do not know what this is but I'm forwarding this message on to a poultry specialist at ...
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| Temperature of food | 1/20/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: I ate out for fish and ordered poorman's lobster the fish was almost cold and I was told after they ...
A: It's hard to believe that a restaurant would hold fish for 5 hours before service as fish is a ...
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| panic at the barbie!!!! | 1/19/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: I undercooked some chicken during the summer and everything just went wrong! my friend was sick in a ...
A: The best way to make sure chicken is thoroughly cooked is to use a thermometer. Chicken and other ...
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| preserving candy? | 1/16/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: it is Ju Ju Hearts made by Mayfair. It contains: liquid sugar, glucose syrup, modified cornstarch, ...
A: You should freeze the candies in the original package that is then over-wrapped in freezer-safe ...
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| preserving candy? | 1/16/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: This may sound stupid but I'm "food challenged"! haha............My boyfriend's favorite candy is ...
A: What kind of candy is it? It makes a difference on the advice I'd give for long-term storage ...
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| chicken death | 1/13/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: On a resent excursion to the local supermarket I encounter on the list of ingredients; Mechanically ...
A: Mechanically separated chicken is not referring to how the chicken died, but that the meat taken ...
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| beans | 1/8/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: I was wondering if it's possible to oversoak dried kidney beans. put them in the fridge several ...
A: Yes -- you can oversoak beans but usually the effect is that the beans ferment rendering them ...
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| Shipping Honey Bake Ham | 1/1/2007 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: How many days can a Honey Baked Ham sit on a truck and still be safe to eat?
A: Fresh, cooked hams that are shipped should be refrigerated the whole time during transit. Most ...
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| brisket not turned on | 12/31/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: Last night at about 12:30 a.m. I cut up a brisket added chili powder, jabs and juice, a beer, ...
A: Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that the brisket will be safe. When potentially hazardous ...
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| meat inadvertently left out overnight | 12/31/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: bought two big sirloins yesterday...refrigerated them but found that one of the kids had left them ...
A: Unfortunately you don't know if potentially hazardous foods- phf for short (meat, poultry, dairy ...
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| Honey Baked Ham | 12/27/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: If a Honey Baked Ham was immediately put in refrigerator and remained there for one week, can you ...
A: Normally we say the leftover cooked meats should be refrigerated and eaten or frozen within 5 days. ...
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| Bacteria on Food | 12/26/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: If a turkey that was cooked for Christmas dinner was left sitting out on the table in a cool ...
A: Potentially hazardous foods (phf)like turkey when allowed to sit at room temperature for an extended ...
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| flour | 12/26/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: I have not been able to ask anyone what to do with the flour i purchase that has bugs in it. I have ...
A: While it doesn't sound very appetizing, bug larvae and bug parts are allowed in flour in very small ...
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| pre-cooked prime rib un-refridgerated | 12/25/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: We purchased a three pound fully pre-cooked organic prime rib and placed it in a refrigerator. 11 ...
A: It all depends on what the internal temperature of the meat was when you discovered that the ...
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| unrefrigerated HoneyBakedHam | 12/25/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: The a portion of "HoneybakedHam" was left out for 15 hours after serving. Discard, or is it still ...
A: First -- Merry Christmas! Unfortunately, ham is considered a potentially hazardous food (phf)-- in ...
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| eggs | 12/20/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: If I have eggs in room temperature for three days, are they still ok to use?
A: In the US we recommend that eggs be refrigerated to ensure a safer product. Eggs can be refrigerated ...
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| uncooked ham | 12/19/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: will I get sick from eating a few bites of NOT fully cooked ham
A: There is no difinitive answer to this question. The ham you consumed could be perfectly safe even ...
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| home-based food business | 12/18/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: I am starting a business, making cookie dough and selling/distributing it. How would I be able to ...
A: Congratulations on wanting to start a home-based business. Before you begin manufacturing your ...
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| Honeybaked Ham | 12/17/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: We bought a honeybaked ham on Saturday 12/9/06, is it okay to still eat the ham for sandwiches this ...
A: It is recommended that cooked ham be used within 5 - 7 days of purchase. If you can't use the ham in ...
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| Egg expiration | 12/17/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: I was just wondering if it was OK to leave eggs out of the fridge for about 3 days after you cook ...
A: No -- it is recommended to refrigerate hard cooked eggs within 2 hours of preparation. They then ...
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| drying persimmons | 12/9/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: How would I go about drying a whole persimmon? I saw a picture of one on Wikipedia, but it didn't ...
A: Good question. We really don't have a research-based recommended way of drying whole persimmons in ...
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| Freshness of Butter in Butter Keepers | 12/7/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: I read your answer to Ken re keeping butter soft and fresh by using a butter keeper, but still have ...
A: Oh you'll know when the butter goes rancid -- it has an awful, old off flavor that is quite ...
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| Freezing ham | 12/7/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: just wanted to check if it was ok to freeze a smoked cooked ham ? i recievd one as a xmas gift from ...
A: Yes -- you can freeze a smoked cooked ham but unlike women, it does not get better with age! The ...
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| food | 12/6/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: i ate a meal last night that said use by September 3rd but it was frozen... does that mean that it ...
A: As long as the meal was frozen for the entire length of storage before consuming, it should be safe. ...
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| frying oil | 12/4/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: This question has been asked, and the answer was "return your deep fryer for health reason's". Yes, ...
A: Cooking oils used for deep frying should be filtered after each use to remove food crumbs and to ...
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| eggs | 12/3/2006 | Carol Schlitt |
Q: Can you freeze eggs and thaw them and eat them safely?
A: Yes -- you can freeze eggs -- just not in the shell. Here's freezing information taken from the ...
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