George Washington says…CLEAN
John Adams says…SEPARATE
Thomas Jefferson says…COOK
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Benjamin Franklin says…CHILL
This 4th of July, the Ad Council and the United States Department of Agriculture, and the United States Department of Health and Human Services are letting the Founding Fathers do the talking with a unique infographic sharing the four easy steps to food safety.
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This infographic is available for use on your site to help educate your readers about proper food safety practices on the 4th of July and throughout the summer. Clean, separate, cook and chill. It’s as simple as that.
How do you know when your hamburger is cooked – because it’s brown inside? Cooking by color can be misleading; USDA research shows that 1 out of every 4 hamburgers turns brown before it has reached a safe internal temperature!
As the 4th of July approaches, cases of foodborne illnesses are surging in the summer season. Key stats:
- Incidents of food poisoning surge over the summer months because bacteria multiply faster when it’s warm
- Americans spend $400 million on beef alone for July 4th barbeques
- New FDA research done in collaboration with USDA shows that only 23% of Americans who own a food thermometer actually use it when grilling hamburgers
- 48 million Americans (at least 1 in 6) will get sick from foodborne illness this year, resulting in roughly 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths
How can families avoid these serious public health threats during the July 4th holiday and summer months when they are at most risk? Just listen to the Founding Fathers.
By posting this information and infographic on your site, you could be saving a life. Please help spread this public service message before July 4th. Learn more at foodsafety.gov.
For more tips, go to FoodSafety.gov and check out our ‘Ask Karen’ app, available in English (m.AskKaren.gov) and Spanish (m.PregunteleaKaren.gov), to get access to more than 1,300 answers to food safety questions.
“Ask Karen” and the Spanish-language “Pregúntele a Karen” will be answering food safety questions from the Twitter handles @USDAFoodSafety and @USDAFoodSafe_es on June 28 at 1 p.m. ET. Please join our chat if you have questions in advance of your Fourth of July party.