Behavior researchers long ago recognized there is often a big difference between what people say they will do, and what they actually do. The best way to find the truth is to adopt observational research
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Football fans face formidable threat during Golden Game
When the Kansas City Chiefs faced off with the Green Bay Packers in the first Super Bowl fifty years ago, tickets to the big game cost $12 and the average price for a visit to
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6 Food Safety Tips for Your Next Cookout
August is right around the corner, and if you’re planning a cookout or picnic for the dog days of summer, here are some tips from the Partnership for Food Safety to help keep you and
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Most Consumers Don’t Use Food Thermometers Despite Importance to Food Safety
A couple of weeks ago, I was having dinner with my parents. My dad was making chicken and asked me what temperature he needed to cook it to. After all, working for Food Safety News
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USDA's New Recommended Pork Cooking Temp: 145°F
In what qualifies as ground-shifting news in the food safety world, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tuesday lopped 15 degrees off its recommended temperature for safely cooking whole cuts of pork, aligning it with
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Spring Traditions: Serving Ham Safely
If you’ve been shopping for ham recently, you may have found yourself bewildered by the many choices available: fresh, cured, cooked, spiral-cut, smoked, bone in, boneless, country. It’s no wonder people have so many questions
Spring Traditions: Serving Brisket Safely
Brisket is a popular meat for springtime celebrations. One reason that it’s an excellent choice for entertaining is that it can be prepared in advance. In fact, you must prepare it in advance and cook
Safe Cooking Temps and the 'Modernist' Chefs
It encompasses 2,438 pages spanning six volumes, cost somewhere between $1 million and $10 million to produce, and weighs just under 40 pounds.
“Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking” is a $625 cookbook
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In a Perfect World: Making Hamburger Safe
“Oh, Jake,” Brett said, “we could have had such a … damned good time together.”
Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly
Few Cooks Know Safe Temp for Ground Beef
In the annals of American ad campaigns, few slogans have been as successful as “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” Eighty-five percent of consumers recognize and like that tagline, according to a national marketing survey.
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