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When You Eat Outdoors
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Remember to keep food:
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Clean
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Cool
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Covered
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Safe
Keep it Clean!
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Wash and clean:
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Your hands before starting
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The counter where you get food ready to cook
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The things you use to cook with
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The table where you eat
Keep it Cool!
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Use a cooler with ice.
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Keep your food in the cooler.
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Don’t take the food out until you are ready to eat.
Keep it Covered!
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Keep all food covered.
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Leave the cover on until you are ready to eat.
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This will keep flies and other bugs off the food.
Keep it Safe!
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If you are cooking meat:
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Cook it all the way through!
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Use a meat thermometer to check it.
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If you have left over food, put it in the cooler.
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If food looks or smells bad:
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Do not eat it.
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Throw it away!
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