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       Food safety--deli meats
       By: agate Date: March 10, 2014, 8:32 pm
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       One of the foods most apt to cause food poisoning is deli meats.
       Some useful pointers from NutritionAction.com (March 6, 2014):
       [quote]Are You Sure You’re Buying Safe Deli Meats?
       Posted By Caroline Smith DeWaal
       The bug to worry about in deli meat, Listeria monocytogenes, may
       originally come from meat, but it can also live—and thrive—on
       plastic, on metal, and in water. And once it has taken up
       residence in a slicer or a meat or deli case, it can be almost
       impossible to clean out.
       Listeria is especially dangerous if your immune system has been
       weakened—by, say, diabetes or chemotherapy. And it can cause
       miscarriage or stillbirth in pregnant women. To protect
       yourself:
       Gloves. Make sure that the deli clerk snaps on a new pair after
       handling each chunk of meat or cheese.
       Machinery. Make sure that sliced meat is placed on a fresh sheet
       of paper, and that the meat and paper are transferred to the
       scale. Buy cheese only from deli departments that use separate
       slicers for meat and cheese.
       Packaging. Try prepackaged sliced meats, which are less likely
       to be contaminated.
       Time. Don’t keep fresh-sliced deli meat for more than three
       days. Ditto for prepackaged deli meats once you open them.
       Article printed from Nutrition Action:
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