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Handle and prepare foods properly to avoid getting sick this holiday season

RBC | Troy Huffman, retail food program coordinator for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability, wants to remind Coloradans to keep their family and friends safe from foodborne illness this holiday season.

“The most frequent causes of foodborne illnesses are from foods kept at unsafe temperatures, inadequate hand washing, inappropriate food handling, and preparing and serving foods on soiled surfaces or with contaminated utensils,” Huffman said. “Other…