The USDA recommends refrigerating leftovers within two hours of serving to avoid foodborne illness. Don’t, however, place hot food in a refrigerator, Schneider said. Allow leftovers to cool so they ...

The USDA recommends refrigerating leftovers within two hours of serving to avoid foodborne illness. Don’t, however, place hot ...

Here are the most common reasons why people get sick with food poisoning on Thanksgiving and how to keep your dinner free ...

Contrary to popular belief, experts say that you should not wash your raw turkey, as this can spread germs to other foods in ...

FILE – A grill-roasted brined turkey is presented on a table in Concord, N.H. Turkey is the center of most Thanksgiving meals ...

The USDA recommends refrigerating leftovers within two hours of serving to avoid foodborne illness. Don’t, however, place hot ...

Potatoes wrapped in foil don't have much oxygen, creating an ideal environment for botulism. "Botulism is caused by a ...

The Centers for Disease Control said clostridium perfringens is the second most common bacterial cause of food poisoning, and ...

Clostridium perfringens has been confirmed as the cause of more than 100 students falling ill at a university in New Zealand. Health New Zealand and the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nov. 6 released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections, which showed continued decreases in hospitalizations last year.

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