Food Safety

Close up woman washing vegetables above kitchen sink. (Adobe Stock-#470081576 │ khwanchai)
Food Safety, Home and Family

Protect yourself and your family during the ongoing cyclospora outbreak

As investigators search for the source of a multistate Cyclospora outbreak, consumers are encouraged to practice safe food handling. Read More

Close up woman washing vegetables above kitchen sink. (Adobe Stock-#470081576 │ khwanchai)
Food Safety, Home and Family

Tips for washing, storing fresh produce to reduce waste, save money

Homemade black elderberry syrup in glass jar and bunches of black elderberry with green leaves on wooden desk. (Adobe Stock-#625827026 │ domnitsky)
Food Safety, Home and Family

Elderberries the safe way

Protein may be the new buzzword in the nutrition world, but just because it appears on more and more food labels doesn’t necessarily mean those foods are healthier choices. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Separate nutrition facts from marketing hype

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension
Grilling steaks on flaming grill (Photo: iStock - rez-art)

Memorial Day marks the start of grilling season

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service
Cooler filled with food for a camping trip. (iStock-#150875029 │ fishysam)

Salmonella outbreak traced to cooler highlights hidden food safety risk

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Extension news service
Steak. (Adobe Stock │ #276888833 - vladimirkolens)

Tips to cooking juicy steak

Grilling steak. (Adobe Stock │ #297395181 - arinahabich)

Spring grilling season brings renewed focus on food safety

Person holding wooden crate box of vegetables and fruit from organic garden. (Adobe Stock │ 422800358 - Дмитрий Сидор)

How to donate homegrown produce to a food shelf

  • By Laura Irish-Hanson, Amy Johnston and Susie West │ University of Minnesota Extension
Mushrooms in male hands. Porcini mushrooms. (Adobe Stock │ #377228636 - greenoline)

Wild mushroom hunting gains fans, but experts urge caution

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Cooking pickled vegetables. Salting various vegetables in glass jars for long-term storage. (Adobe Stock │ #275525226- senteliaolga)

Make a plan for preserving foods before you plant this spring

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service