Holiday food safety when you’re pregnant
Sometimes people try new or different foods during the holidays or taste things as they prepare a recipe. But not every food is safe to eat durin ...
How to safely handle food during the coronavirus crisis
At this point, no evidence suggests that you can get COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) from touching or eating food. However, it’s important to take ...
Don’t bring food poisoning to your summer cookout!
By Chrystal Okonta, MSPH, CHES
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
It’s a challenge to keep your food safe when having meals outdoors during w ...
Making safe food choices during pregnancy
By Chrystal Okonta, USDA
Happy National Nutrition Month! Every mom wants to make healthy food choices for themselves and their children. But are yo ...
How to keep your food safe
The foods you eat during pregnancy can help you and your baby be healthy. Eat healthy foods and make sure you handle and prepare them safely and corre ...
Barbecues, picnics and food safety
For many of us, summertime means lots of barbecues and picnics. Both are popular outdoor activities and are great ways to get together with family ...
Food safety during pregnancy: Protect yourself and your baby from harmful germs
Your immune system is your body’s way of protecting itself from illnesses and diseases. During pregnancy your immune system weakens. This is ...
Preventing infections during pregnancy
February is International Prenatal Infection Prevention month. Here are some ways that you can try to prevent infections during pregnancy.
Wash you ...
Prevent infections to protect your baby
January is Birth Defects Prevention month. Birth defects affect 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States each year. This means that a baby is bo ...
Can you prevent infections during pregnancy?
There are some infections that you can get either before or during pregnancy that may cause complications for you and your baby. You can’t always prev ...