CDC Twitter Chat Brings Food Safety Home for the Holidays - December 9, 2-3 pm EST

December 7, 2015  |  CDC Twitter Chat Brings Food Safety Home for the Holidays

Twitter Chat Brings Food Safety Home Successful party givers, seasoned home cooks, and culinary professionals focus on the entire food experience—starting with the planning and preparation. This year, add the Holiday Food Safety Twitter Chat to your “To Do” list. Spend an hour with food safety experts and guest foodies who’ll share their tips (including the one shown in the image to the right) on planning and preparing safe holiday meals. Join us in bringing food safety home for the holidays. Join us for #CDCFoodChat on December 9, 2015, 2-3 pm EST Chat Topics Prepare for your holiday meal—from the grocery store to your cutting board. Learn how to be the host of the season by practicing safe and healthy food preparation. Remember thesesimple steps: wash hands and surfaces often, avoid cross-contamination, cook foods to proper temperatures, and refrigerate promptly. Host or a guest? Keep food safe when serving and transporting. Learn the best ways to avoid the naughty list by keeping hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Refresh yourself on the two-hour rule--refrigerate food within two hours--to have a safe and memorable buffet. Problem foods. Certain foods come with a higher risk of food poisoning than others. Learn which foods have the potential to make you toss your cookies if they aren't prepared properly! Enjoy the leftovers. Pack a safe doggie bag for your guests so the party can continue at their home. Learn how to store leftover goodies and how long is too long to keep foods unrefrigerated. How to Promote the Chat Use these graphics and suggested tweet and Facebook post to promote the 2015 Holiday Food Safety Twitter Chat. Post and share on websites, blogs, and social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook! Food Safety Twitter Chat (for Twitter): To download this button, right-click the image and then click "Save picture as." The image can then be saved to your computer for later use. If you are using a Mac, hold down the control key (Ctrl) and click the image or drag the image to your desktop. Suggested tweet: Bring food safety home for the holidays! Follow #CDCFoodChat @ 2PM ET Wed 12/9 http://go.usa.gov/cZ2J3 Food Safety Twitter Chat (for Facebook): To download this button, right-click the image and then click "Save picture as." The image can then be saved to your computer for later use. If you are using a Mac, hold down the control key (Ctrl) and click the image or drag the image to your desktop. Suggested Facebook post: Make a list, check it twice. Talk with CDC food safety experts about tips for safe and healthy holiday meals. Mark your calendars for the #CDCFoodChat Twitter chat on Wednesday, December 9 at 2 PM ET. http://go.usa.gov/cZ2J3 Wait—What’s a Twitter Chat? Twitter chats are scheduled gatherings of people on Twitter to discuss anything that interests them, using a #hashtag to keep track of the conversation. There are chats for everything from blogging on art to agriculture to, yes, health! Twitter chats offer participants a great way to network and share knowledge. Not using Twitter? No problem. Just visit https://twitter.com and enter #CDCFoodChat in the search bar.