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Spring is here, even if the weather might not quite feel like it yet in some parts of the country. It’s a great time to get started on some spring cleaning. 

According to the CDC, every year, an estimated 1 in 6 Americans get food poisoning, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases. A clean and dry kitchen helps protect you and your family from foodborne illness.

Fight BAC!: The Partnership for Food Safety Education has some tips on how to keep your clean kitchen:

It’s important to know the difference between cleaning and sanitizing. They aren’t the same thing. Both are important to help prevent the spread of harmful germs.

Some cleaning tips you should practice year round to make your kitchen and your meals safer include:

For other food safety information from Fight BAC! click here.

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