USDA Offers Summer Food Safety Tips In Advance of Memorial Day Weekend

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USDA Offers Summer Food Safety Tips In Advance of Memorial Day Weekend


Warmer temperatures call for extra attention to food safety when cooking and eating outdoors

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, and many Americans will celebrate with cookouts, camping, road trips and other activities that involve food. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is reminding families to take extra care not to let foodborne bacteria, which grows more quickly in hot weather, ruin the fun.