60 Minutes Story Bring Awareness To Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria In The Pork Industry!

The public health issue of antibiotic overuse in the livestock industry causing drug-resistant strains of bacteria in the meat products we consume is not a new story. It is for this reason that some industries, particularly the poultry industry, has been increasingly advertising free-range and antibiotic-free eggs and poultry.
But watch the video in the attached story below and youโll question whether the USDA is operating for our benefit, the consumer, or is actually being run by lobbyists for the livestock industry and their farmers.
Information and education continue to be our best defense against unknowingly harming ourselves and our families.
๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐ & ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐
You canโt see, smell, or taste harmful bacteria that may cause illness. In every step of food preparation, follow the four steps of the Food Safe Families campaign to keep food safe:
๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป โ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ โ ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ โ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น โ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐น๐.
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โข Purchase refrigerated or frozen items after selecting your non-perishables.
โข Never choose meat or poultry in packaging that is torn or leaking.
โข Do not buy food past โSell-By,โ โUse-By,โ or other expiration dates.
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โข Always refrigerate perishable food within 2 hoursโ1 hour when the temperature is above 90 ยฐF (32.2 ยบC).
โข Check the temperature of your refrigerator and freezer with an appliance thermometer. The refrigerator should be at 40 ยฐF (4.4 ยบC) or below and the freezer at 0 ยฐF (-17.7 ยบC) or below.
โข Cook or freeze fresh poultry, fish, ground meats, and variety meats within 2 days; other beef, veal, lamb, or pork, within 3 to 5 days.
โข Perishable food such as meat and poultry should be wrapped securely to maintain quality and to prevent meat juices from getting onto other food.
โข To maintain quality when freezing meat and poultry in its original package, wrap the package again with foil or plastic wrap that is recommended for the freezer.
โข Canned foods are safe indefinitely as long as they are not exposed to freezing temperatures, or temperatures above 90 ยฐF. If the cans look ok, they are safe to use. Discard cans that are dented, rusted, or swollen. High-acid canned food (tomatoes, fruits) will keep their best quality for 12 to 18 months; low-acid canned food (meats, vegetables) for 2 to 5 years.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก-
โข Always wash hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling food.
โข Donโt cross-contaminate. Keep raw meat, poultry, fish, and their juices away from other food. After cutting raw meats, wash cutting board, utensils, and countertops with hot, soapy water.
โข Cutting boards, utensils, and countertops can be sanitized by using a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented, liquid chlorine bleach in 1 gallon of water.
โข Marinate meat and poultry in a covered dish in the refrigerator.
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โข Refrigerator: The refrigerator allows slow, safe thawing. Make sure thawing meat and poultry juices do not drip onto other food.
โข Cold Water: For faster thawing, place food in a leak-proof plastic bag. Submerge in cold tap water. Change the water every 30 minutes. Cook immediately after thawing.
โข Microwave: Cook meat and poultry immediately after microwave thawing.
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โข Cook all raw beef, pork, lamb and veal steaks, chops, and roasts to a minimum internal temperature of 145 ยฐF (62.8 ยบC) as measured with a food thermometer before removing meat from the heat source. For safety and quality, allow meat to rest for at least three minutes before carving or consuming. For reasons of personal preference, consumers may choose to cook meat to higher temperatures.
โข Ground meats: Cook all raw ground beef, pork, lamb, and veal to an internal temperature of 160 ยฐF (71.1 ยบC) as measured with a food thermometer.
โข Poultry: Cook all poultry to an internal temperature of 165 ยฐF (73.9 ยฐC) as measured with a food thermometer.
๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐-
โข Hot food should be held at 140 ยฐF (60 ยฐC) or warmer.
โข Cold food should be held at 40 ยฐF (4.4 ยบC) or colder.
โข When serving food at a buffet, keep food hot with chafing dishes, slow cookers, and warming trays.
โข Keep food cold by nesting dishes in bowls of ice or use small serving trays and replace them often.
โข Perishable food should not be left out more than 2 hours at room temperatureโ1 hour when the temperature is above 90 ยฐF (32.2 ยบC).
๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ-
As consumers, it is extremely difficult to know where our food comes from and in what conditions our food was produced. We trust the USDA always has our best interests in mind, and, for the most part, they do. But government is often, by its very nature, flawed and industry lobbyists have one mission guiding themโ to protect the companies for which they work.
To help safeguard ourselves against illness from food borne bacteria, it is critical we handle, store, cook and serve our food using the above safe food handling guidelines.
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ช!
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