Native America Calling: Making holiday food gatherings safe

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Making holiday food gatherings safe

It’s that time of year when we gather around the table to share a holiday dinner with family and friends for harvest feasts and winter community meals.

To keep everyone safe from foodborne illnesses like Salmonella and E. Coli, home cooks must remember some simple, but important, food safety rules. Viruses and bacteria spread by contaminated food not only cause unpleasant gastrointestinal issues, foodborne illnesses can be life-threatening for elders and those with weak immune systems.

Join Native America Calling to talk with food safety and medical experts about safe food handling.

Guests on Native America Calling

Meagen Baldy (Hupa), food safety specialist with the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

Stephen Piontkowski, senior environmental health officer in the Division of Environmental Health Services at the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Indian Health Service

Patricia Sullivan, advanced practice nurse consultant in the Division of Nursing Services at the Indian Health Service