6 Tips to Avoid Food Poisoning this Summer

As August nears, we’re all scraping to hang onto these final weeks of summer. Thinking about taking a picnic to the park, packing a lunch for a hike, or hosting an outdoor bar-b-q? Careful, with the heat wave being experienced all over the US, it doesn’t take long for the warm air to spoil your food. Organic Authority gives us 6 helpful tips to avoid getting food poisoning this summer.

Written by Lacy Boggs Renner

You only need to have food poisoning once to know how incredibly awful it can be—and to become committed to doing everything possible to prevent further foodborne illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that every year, 48 million Americans—nearly one in six—will get sick from a foodborne illness.

We’ve rounded up our six best tips to keep your summer picnics and barbeques safe and healthy. Read about them here: http://www.organicauthority.com/health/tips-to-avoid-food-poisoning.html

July 20, 2012 | Categories: eco, lifestyle, Nursing, sustainability | Tags: august, CDC, exposure, Food, food poison, food poisoning, foodborne, foodborne illness, heat, july, lacy boggs renner, lunch, organic, organic authority, picnic, renner, summer, sun, warm | Leave a comment