Your food safety checklist
Follow these top tips for safe and healthy eating for the entire family
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https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/food-safety-education/… (Accessed December 21 2017)
Altkorn B, Rider G, Chen X, and Stool D. (2014) Other Significant Hazards: Food-Related Choking. In: Motarjemi Y. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Food Safety, Volume 3, pp. 110-116. Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
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