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      Food Safety Stats
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      Foodborne Illness and Disease
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      Escherichia coli O157:H7
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Parasites and Foodborne Illness
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Salmonella Questions and Answers
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Resources for Public Health Partners
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      Outbreaks
                                Outbreak Investigations: Prevention
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Outbreak Investigations: Response
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Safe Food Handling and Preparation
                                Food Safety Basics
                                Additives in Meat and Poultry Products
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Appliance Thermometers
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Asar a la parrilla y seguridad alimentaria
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Cleanliness Helps Prevent Foodborne Illness
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Cooking for Groups
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Cooking with Microwave Ovens
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Cutting Boards
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Deep Fat Frying
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Doneness Versus Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Food Allergies
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Glossary of Packaging Terms
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Grilling Food Safely
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Grilling and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      High Altitude Cooking
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      How Temperatures Affect Food
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      How to Find the USDA Establishment Number
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Importing Meat, Poultry & Egg Products US
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Inspection for Food Safety: The Basics
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Irradiation and Food Safety FAQ
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Keeping "Bag" Lunches Safe
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Kitchen Thermometers
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Mail Order Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Meat and Poultry Labeling Terms
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Meat and Poultry Packaging Materials
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Natural Flavors on Meat and Poultry Labels
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Safe Handling of Take-Out Foods
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Slaughter Inspection 101
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Slow Cookers and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Smoking Meat and Poultry
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Tailgating Food Safety Q & A
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Understanding FSIS Food Recalls
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Water in Meat & Poultry
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Danger Zone 40F - 140F
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Food Product Dating
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Freezing and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Leftovers and Food Safety
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Molds on Food: Are They Dangerous?
                                Hongos en los Alimentos: ¿Son Peligrosos?
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Refrigeration
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Safe Temperature Chart
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Shelf-Stable Food
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      The Big Thaw — Safe Defrosting Methods
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      The Color of Meat and Poultry
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Washing Food: Does it Promote Food Safety?
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Food Safety While Hiking, Camping & Boating
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Seguridad Alimentaria Durante Caminatas, Campamentos y Paseos en Bote
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Meat & Fish
                                Bacon and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Bagre de la Granja a la Mesa
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Beef From Farm To Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Bison from Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Carne de res ablandada mecánicamente
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Catfish from Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Color of Cooked Ground Beef as It Relates to Doneness
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Corned Beef
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Door-to-Door Meat Sales
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Fresh Pork from Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Goat from Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Ground Beef and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Hams and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Hot Dogs & Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Jerky
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Lamb From Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Mechanically Tenderized Beef
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Rabbit From Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Roasting Those "Other" Holiday Meats
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Sausages and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Veal from Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Yersiniosis and Chitterlings Tips
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Poultry
                                Chicken From Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Chicken Liver
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Duck and Goose from Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Hock Locks and Other Accoutrements
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Is Pink Turkey Meat Safe?
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Let's Talk Turkey Roasting
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Poultry Processing: Questions & Answers
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Poultry: Basting, Brining, and Marinating
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Stuffing and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      The Poultry Label Says "Fresh"
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Turduckens Require Safe Food Handling
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Turkey Basics: Handling Cooked Dinners
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Turkey Basics: Safe Thawing
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Turkey Basics: Stuffing
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Turkey from Farm to Table
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Turkey: Alternate Routes to the Table
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Eggs
                                Egg Products and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Ovoproductos e Inocuidad Alimentaria
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Shell Eggs from Farm to Table
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Emergencies
                                A Consumer's Guide to Food Safety: Severe Storms and Hurricanes
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Fires and Food Safety
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Keep Your Food Safe During Emergencies
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Removing Odors from Refrigerators and Freezers
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Brochures & Publications
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Food Defense and Emergency Response
                                Emergency Response
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Continuity of Operations (COOP)
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Food Defense
                                Risk Mitigation Tool
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Food Defense Considerations for Transportation of FSIS-Regulated Products
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Food Defense Tools, Resources and Training
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Functional Food Defense Plans
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      International Food Defense
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Science & Data
                                Research Priorities
                                FSIS/ORISE Food Safety Fellowship Program
                                Aaron Dudley
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Lauren Lee
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Sharon Nieves-Miranda
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Yesutor Soku
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Ali Strickland
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Data Sets & Visualizations
                                Microbiology
                                Baseline Microbiology Data Reports
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Microbiological Testing Program for RTE Meat and Poultry Products
                                Tables & Results Microbiological Testing Program for RTE Meat
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Tables & Results: Microbiological Testing Program Pasteurized Egg Products
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Aggregate Salmonella Categorization of Raw Chicken Parts, NRTE Comminuted Poultry, Young Chicken Carcass and Young Turkey Carcass Establishments Using Moving Windows
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Salmonella Initiative Program Criteria
                                Quarterly Sampling Reports on Antimicrobial Resistance
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Quarterly Sampling Reports on Raw Beef Products
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Quarterly Sampling Reports on Ready-to-eat Products and Egg Products
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Quarterly Sampling Reports on Salmonella
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Salmonella Action Plan: A One and Two Year Update
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Microbiological Testing Program for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)
                                Year-to-Date Totals: Testing of Raw Ground Beef Component (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Annual Report for STEC in Raw Ground Beef or Veal and Raw Ground Beef or Veal Components
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2017
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2018
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2016
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Individual E. coli Positive Results for Raw Ground Beef (RGB) and RGB Components 2015
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Year-to-Date 2018 Totals: Results of Raw Ground Beef Component (RGBC) Samples for E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC):
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Salmonella Verification Testing Program Monthly Posting
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Chemical Residues and Contaminants
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Humane Handling Data
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Laboratory Sampling Data
                                Egg Product Testing, Years 1995-2017
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Inspection Task Data
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Developer Resources
                                Recall API
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Scientific Reports
                                Public Health Regulations (PHR)
                                FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2022
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2021
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2016
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2017
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2018
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2019
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2020
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2023
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Data Analysis and Reporting: Public Health Regulations FY 2024
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Laboratories & Procedures
                                Accredited Laboratory Program
                                Key Facts: ISO Accreditation
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Laboratories
                                Requesting Bacterial Isolates from FSIS
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Risk Assessments
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Sampling Program
                                Raw Pork Products Exploratory Sampling Program
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Sampling Results for FSIS Regulated Products
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Journal Publications
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Policy
                                Food Safety Acts
                                Federal Meat Inspection Act
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Poultry Products Inspection Act
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Egg Products Inspection Act
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Guidelines
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Directives & Notices
                                FSIS Notices
    
            
      
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Directives
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Petitions
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Federal Register & Rulemaking
                                Federal Register Notices
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Federal Register Rules
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Executive Orders, Small Business Protection Laws & Other Guidance
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Regulatory Priorities
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Advisory Committees
                                National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection (NACMPI)
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
                                2023-2025 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF)
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      2021-2023 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      NACMCF 2022 Subcommittee
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      2018-2020 National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria For Foods (NACMCF)
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      FSIS Procurement
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      National Federal Financial Assistance
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Inspection
                                Inspection Programs
                                Inspection of Meat Products
                                Humane Handling Ombudsman
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Modernization of Swine Slaughter Inspection
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Inspection of Poultry Products
                                Reducing Salmonella in Poultry
                                Pilot Projects: Salmonella Control Strategies
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Proposed Regulatory Framework to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Attributable to Poultry
                                Component 1
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Component 2
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Component 3
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Salmonella By the Numbers
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Salmonella KPI
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Salmonella Risk Assessments
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Inspection of Egg Products
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Inspection of Siluriformes
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Compliance Guidance
                                Significant Guidance
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      HACCP
                                HACCP-Based-Inspection Models Project
                                New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS)
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      HIMP Redesign Achievement of Performance Standards Young Chicken Plants
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      List of HIMP Participating Plants
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      HACCP Validation
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      PHIS
                                PHIS: Historical Information
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Retail Guidance
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Small & Very Small Plant Guidance
                                Appealing Inspection Decisions
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Food Safety Resources for Small and Very Small Plant Outreach: Order Form
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Small Plant Help Desk
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Small Plant Help Desk Form
    
            
                            
      
      
                            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      Microbial Risk
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      Salmonella
    
            
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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          Report ProblemEl Gran Deshielo: Métodos Seguros para Descongelar¡Oh, no! Está en casa y olvidó descongelar algo para la cena. Toma un paquete de carne o pollo y usa agua caliente para descongelarlo rápidamente. ¿Pero es esto seguro? ¿Qué pasa si se acordó de sacar la comida del congelador, pero se le olvidó y dejó el paquete en el mostrador todo el día mientras estaba en el trabajo?
Ninguna de estas situaciones se considera segura y estos métodos de descongelación pueden provocar enfermedades transmitidas por los alimentos. La carne, las aves o los huevos crudos o cocidos, así como cualquier alimento perecedero, deben mantenerse a una temperatura segura durante "el gran deshielo". Están seguros indefinidamente mientras están congelados. Sin embargo, tan pronto como comienzan a descongelarse y alcanzan una temperatura superior a los 40 F, las bacterias que pueden haber estado presentes antes de la congelación pueden comenzar a multiplicarse.
Los alimentos perecederos nunca deben descongelarse en el mostrador ni en agua caliente y no deben dejarse a temperatura ambiente durante más de dos horas.
Aunque es posible que el centro del paquete todavía esté congelado mientras se descongela en el mostrador, la capa exterior del alimento podría estar en la “zona de peligro”, entre 40 y 140 F, temperaturas donde las bacterias se multiplican rápidamente.
Al descongelar alimentos congelados, es mejor planificar con anticipación y descongelarlos en el refrigerador, donde permanecerán a una temperatura constante y segura, a 40 F o menos.
Hay tres formas seguras de descongelar alimentos: en el refrigerador, en agua fría y en el microondas. ¿Apurado? Es seguro cocinar alimentos que están congelados aún.
**Descongelar en el Refrigerador**
Planificar con anticipación es la clave de este método debido al largo tiempo que implica. Un producto congelado grande, como un pavo, requiere al menos un día (24 horas) por cada 5 libras de peso. Incluso pequeñas cantidades de alimentos congelados — como media libra de carne molida o pechugas de pollo deshuesadas — requieren un día completo para descongelarse. A la hora de descongelar alimentos en el refrigerador, hay variables que debemos tomar en cuenta.
Algunas áreas del refrigerador pueden mantener los alimentos más fríos que otras.
Los alimentos tardarán más en descongelarse en un refrigerador ajustado a 35 F que uno ajustado a 40 F.Después de descongelarlos en el refrigerador, los productos como carne molida de res, carne para guisar, aves y mariscos pueden permanecer seguros y de buena calidad durante uno o dos días más antes de cocinarlos; cortes de carne roja (como asados, chuletas y filetes de res, cerdo o cordero) de 3 a 5 días. Los alimentos descongelados en el refrigerador se pueden volver a congelar sin cocinar, aunque puede haber cierta pérdida de calidad.
**Descongelar en Agua Fría**
Este método es más rápido que descongelar en el refrigerador, pero requiere más atención. La comida debe estar en un paquete o bolsa de plástico a prueba de fugas. Si la bolsa tiene fugas, se podrían introducir bacterias del aire o del ambiente que rodean los alimentos. Además, el tejido de la carne puede absorber agua, dando como resultado un producto con mucha agua.
Se debe sumergir la bolsa en agua fría, cambiando el agua cada 30 minutos para que se siga descongelando. Los paquetes pequeños de carnes, aves o pescados y mariscos (alrededor de una libra) pueden descongelarse dentro de una hora o menos. Un paquete de 3 a 4 libras puede tardar de 2 a 3 horas. Para pavos enteros, calcule unos 30 minutos por libra. Si los alimentos se descongelan por completo, se deben cocinar inmediatamente.
Los alimentos descongelados con el método del agua fría se deben cocinar antes de volver a congelarlos.
**Descongelar en Microondas**
Cuando descongele alimentos en el microondas, planee cocinarlos inmediatamente después de descongelarlos porque algunas áreas de los alimentos pueden calentarse y comenzar a cocinarse durante el proceso de descongelación (llevando los alimentos a temperaturas de “zona de peligro”). No se recomienda conservar alimentos parcialmente cocidos porque las bacterias presentes no habrían sido destruidas y, de hecho, los alimentos pueden haber alcanzado la temperatura óptima para que crezcan las bacterias.
Después de descongelar en el microondas, debe cocinarse inmediatamente después, ya sea en el microondas, en el horno convencional o a la parrilla.
Los alimentos descongelados en el microondas se deben estar cocinados antes de volver a congelarlos.
Además, nunca descongele alimentos en un garaje, sótano, automóvil, lavavajillas o bolsa de basura de plástico; en el mostrador de la cocina, al aire libre o en el porche de su casa. Estos métodos pueden hacer que sus alimentos no sean seguros para comer.
**Cocinar Sin Descongelar**
Cuando no haya tiempo suficiente para descongelar los alimentos congelados, o simplemente tenga prisa, recuerde: es seguro cocinar alimentos congelados. La cocción tardará aproximadamente un 50 % más que el tiempo recomendado para carnes y aves completamente descongeladas o frescas.
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