In a 2011 University of Arizona study of 87 reusable bags, researchers noted a large number of bacteria in nearly all the bags and E. coli in about 8 percent of the bags.

If you run a red light, do you get hit by a car every time? The answer is no, but you are placing yourself at risk.

Don’t forget the rules for handling food safely this Thanksgiving.

If you preserve your fruits, vegetables and other foods properly, you will be able to enjoy high-quality foods this winter.

Although water-bath canning is safe for acidic foods, such as jellies and pickles, vegetables, such as beans and peas, require a pressure canning process.

Most of us have enjoyed rhubarb in crisps, jams, sauce or pies.

Food will remain frozen in a full freezer for about two days, while a half-full freezer will stay at freezer temperature for about a day.

Sanitizing reduces or eliminates germs, such as Salmonella, on surfaces.

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Today’s pork is very lean, with 16 percent less fat and 27 percent less saturated fat compared with pork produced just 20 years ago.

A gift package filled with favorite foods can conjure up fond memories of home when you cannot be together during the holiday season.

Food safety experts do not recommend that you can food in your oven, microwave or dishwasher.

Petting zoos certainly are fun places to visit at fairs and other summer events.

According to a report by the International Dairy Foods Association, ice cream and other frozen desserts are enjoyed by 90 percent of U.S. households.

Add flavor and enhance safety when enjoying your summer grilling.

Put your oldest food in the front so you use it first.

As spring events, including graduations, backyard barbecues and other celebrations, come into full swing, remember to keep “hot foods hot” and “cold foods cold.”

If you bypassed broccoli in your younger years, give it another chance.

Are cooking games and cooking shows really teaching people about food or are they just entertainment?

To keep your food safe and be “green” at the same time, launder reusable cloth bags regularly.

Many people look forward to Thanksgiving dinner leftovers.

Although people have been “trained” to think that low-fat equals healthy, we actually need some oil in our diet.

While we might think that boiling food will destroy anything that could make us sick, that isn’t the case.

The CDC has referred to hand washing as the “single most effective way to prevent the transmission of disease.""

After all the weeding, watering and activity associated with growing a garden, why risk producing unsafe canned food?

Sometimes simple rearrangements will help you keep everything you need at hand.

Remember some key rules for outdoor food safety.