{"id":1548,"date":"2026-08-19T12:59:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/hampton-peninsula\/?page_id=1548"},"modified":"2026-08-19T12:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:59:14","slug":"food-safety-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/hampton-peninsula\/food-safety-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/keep-food-safe\/4-steps-to-food-safety\">Four Steps to Food Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/blog\/food-safety-and-eating-out#:~:text=Avoid%20lukewarm%20food.,F%20and%20140%C2%B0F.\">Food Safety and Eating Out<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/food-safety\/safe-food-handling-and-preparation\/food-safety-basics\/tailgating-food-safety-q#:~:text=If%20you%20keep%20the%20insulated,measured%20with%20a%20food%20thermometer.\">Food Safety When Tailgating Q &amp; A<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/blog\/how-grill-safely-summer\">How to Grill Safely at Home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/resources\/preventing_potluck_paranoia_e3246\">How to Avoid Potluck Paranoia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndsu.edu\/agriculture\/extension\/publications\/keep-food-safe-community-dinners-and-potlucks\">Keeping Food Safe at Community and Church Dinners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/recalls-and-outbreaks\">Food Recalls and Foodborne Illness Outbreaks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsis.usda.gov\/recalls\">Recalls and Public Health Alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/food-safety-charts\/food-safety-during-power-outage\">Food Safety During Power Outage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/keep-food-safe\/foodkeeper-app\">FoodKeeper App<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The FoodKeeper is a shelf life guide indexed by name of food product.\u00a0 This will help you determine how long you can store food products\u00a0 to ensure quality, freshness, and safety.\u00a0 By following this guide, you will be able to keep items fresh longer than if they were not stored properly. It was developed by the USDA\u2019s Food Safety and Inspection Service, with Cornell University and the Food Marketing Institute. 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