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Food Safety Tips
The USDA does not recommend cooking meat and poultry at oven temperatures lower than 325 °F because these foods could remain in the "Danger Zone" (temperatures of 40 ° to 140 °F) too long. Bacteria which may be present on these foods multiply rapidly at these temperatures.

Questions? Contact Glenda Johnson, Community Worker, FNP at gszjohn@uiuc.edu

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Family Nutrition Program (FNP)

Family Nutrition Program (FNP)
The University of Illinois Extension Food Nutrition Program (FNP) promotes safe and healthy eating by providing nutrition education programs and materials for food stamp eligible residents of Sangamon and Menard Counties.

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