By now, you're probably feasting away on fourth of July goodies and not too concerned about food safety, but I thought I'd post these fourth of July food safety tips anyway because, hey, food safety is an important issue 365 days of the year. Plus you don't want to spend the fifth of July hugging the toilet. Here are the top 5 food safety tips for July 4th and the rest of the summer:

1. Properly store food in the fridge for approrpriate periods of time
2. Keep raw meat at the bottom of the fridge. Just in case they leak, you don't want them leaking all over your veggies.
3. Wash hands and surfaces constantly
4. Don't leave food out for more than 2 hours
5. If there's mold or fungus on something, don't just cut it off. Get rid of the item.

How do you protect yourself from food-borne illnesses?