
Hams and Food Safety | Food Safety and Inspection Service
Jan 15, 2025 · Timetable for Cooking Ham NOTE: Set oven temperature to 325°F. Cook all raw fresh ham and ready-to-eat ham to a minimum internal temperature of 145°F, as measured with a food …
Safe Minimum Internal Temperature Chart - Food Safety and …
Apr 14, 2025 · Safe steps in food handling, cooking and storage are essential in preventing foodborne illness. You can't see, smell or taste harmful bacteria that may cause illness. In every step of food …
High Altitude Cooking - Food Safety and Inspection Service
Aug 13, 2024 · High Altitude Cooking Cooking at a high altitude requires some special considerations. The thin air — less oxygen and atmospheric pressure — affects both the time and the temperature of …
Food Thermometers - Food Safety and Inspection Service
Mar 21, 2025 · Food Thermometers Using a food thermometer when cooking meat, poultry, seafood and egg products can help prevent foodborne illness from undercooking food and verify that it has …
FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised …
FSIS Cooking Guideline for Meat and Poultry Products (Revised Appendix A) December, 2021 Document ID: FSIS-GD-2021-14 This guideline provides information on the Agency regulatory …
Nov 5, 2004 · cooking in a slow-cooking process. Thus, studies are needed to examine the safety of slow-cooking procedures and possibly validate critical limits for their use under the HACCP system. …
Fresh Pork From Farm to Table - Food Safety and Inspection Service
Dec 10, 2024 · Fresh Pork: Safe Cooking Chart Cook all raw pork steaks, chops and roasts to a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees F as measured with a food thermometer before …
Roasting Those "Other" Holiday Meats - Food Safety and Inspection …
Dec 5, 2024 · Roasting is the recommended method for cooking tender meats. To roast, meat is placed on a rack in a shallow, uncovered pan and is cooked by the indirect dry heat of an oven. To keep the …
Freezing and Food Safety - Food Safety and Inspection Service
Foods in the freezer — are they safe? Every year, thousands of callers to the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline aren't sure about the safety of items stored in their own home freezers. The confusion seems …
Hock Locks and Other Accoutrements - Food Safety and Inspection …
Aug 2, 2013 · By mistake, consumers have left the paper- or plastic-wrapped giblets inside the turkey during cooking, neglected to take the plastic protector off ham bones, and "cooked" the absorbent …