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Beyond the Ozarks

Food Safety Explained

KUAF | By Dave Edmark

Published January 4, 2017 at 1:24 PM CST

Escherichia coli: Scanning electron micrograph of Escherichia coli, grown in culture and adhered to a cover slip. E. coli is just one of the ways people can get sick if proper food safety procedures are not followed.

Dave Edmark, the OAL Explainer, offers up tips to avoid a food illness.

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