The Meat and Poultry Hotline and the “Ask Karen” online chat service have gone to expanded hours, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Both consumer lines are for people who need immediate and accurate food handling and preparation advice.
The expanded hours are
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With all the preparation that goes into a Thanksgiving feast, many hosts could use an extra assistant to make sure that everything goes as planned. This Thanksgiving and throughout the holiday season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is offering help through the “Ask
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is celebrating the first anniversary of Mobile Ask Karen (m.AskKaren.gov), a mobile app that “allows consumers to ask food safety questions at any time of day, instantly from their smartphones.”
USDA created the mobile version of ‘Ask
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