Martha Murphy

Barbara Ames Health and Nutrition Specialist About one in six Americans - 48 million people - will get a food-borne illness this year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates.  The Partnership for Food Safety Education, at http://www.fightbac.org/ wants to help keep you and your loved ones from becoming part of that statistic!  Read on to learn of some common food safety myths you might not be aware of. Article Audio

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