Turkey Tweets and Facebook Live Chat for Holiday Food Safety

Today USDA’s first “Turkey Tweets” campaign takes flight. Every day until Friday, Nov. 27, the Food Safety and Inspection Service will send out a fresh turkey tip via Twitter, the popular instant messaging service. The tips help you prepare a successful and safe holiday meal.

Twitter users can follow the profile @USDAfoodsafety to read all the Turkey Tweets. The tips take you day by day through buying, freezing, refrigerating, thawing, preparing, roasting and serving the bird—and, of course, to storing and eating the leftovers.  

You can find all the Turkey Tweets on Twitter by searching or clicking on the #turkeytweets hashtag.

Live Facebook Chat on Safe Turkey

One week from today FSIS’s food safety education staff introduces another innovative way to connect: A live Facebook chat with Diane Van of the Food Safety Education Service. She’ll answer questions about safe holiday food prep on the USDA Facebook page on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. Eastern time.

You can ask questions during the chat or leave them in advance on the Live Chat page.   

Twitter and Facebook Join USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline & Ask Karen Services

The new Turkey Tweets and Facebook Chat join two long-standing USDA holiday food safety outreach services:  

·      The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline phone service, available daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, in English and Spanish. 1-888-674-6854 (Special Thanksgiving Day hours: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET)

·      The Ask Karen “virtual assistant” service, which provides answers to common food safety questions 24/7 at www.askkaren.gov.  

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