Webinar to discuss holiday food safety

A man adjusts the door of a large freeze dryer in a commercial kitchen
Photo by Stephen Nowers
University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service agent Leif Albertson demonstrates a freeze dryer. Albertson will discuss holiday food safety in a statewide webinar.

The holiday season is a special time for large meals, family gatherings and, of course, leftovers! Unfortunately, it can also be a time of increased risk of foodborne illness.

Learn how to keep yourself and your family safe in a free online presentation by Leif Albertson, a health, home and family development agent with the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Albertson will summarize the proper cooking, cooling and reheating practices for keeping dishes and families safe.

The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 18, at noon.

For more information, contact Melissa Clampitt at mrclampitt@alaska.edu, 907-745-3551   

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Clampitt. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu

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