Wyandot County Public Health

11/19/2025

Smoking turkey? 🦃✅ Smoking something else? 🌿 Don’t get behind the wheel! ❌

If You Feel Different, You Drive Different.

11/19/2025

This Thanksgiving prep for your food-safe feast with two cutting boards:
👉 One for raw meats 🥩
👉 One for ready-to-eat foods 🥖🥗

11/19/2025

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Voluntarily Recalls Passion Fruit Dreamsicle Ice Cream Bars Due to Undeclared Wheat and Soy.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/49Z7zl4

11/19/2025

This Thanksgiving, wash your fruits and veggies before eating them. Skip washing poultry, other meats, and eggs which can lead to contamination of your kitchen surfaces and make you and your guests sick.

11/18/2025

Demuestra tu gratitud hacia tus seres queridos pensando en ellos cuando tomes decisiones. 🤗 No te pongas al volante si has estado tomando este Thanksgiving. 🚫 Manejar Entonado es Manejar Borracho.

Show gratitude to the ones you love by making decisions with them in mind. 🤗 Don’t get behind the wheel if you’ve been drinking this Thanksgiving. 🚫 Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.

11/18/2025

11/17/2025

Pass the gravy. 🥘 Pass the pie. 🥧 Pass the keys to a designated driver if you’re drinking this Thanksgiving. 🔑 Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.

11/17/2025

This Thanksgiving prep for your food-safe feast by cleaning and sanitizing all surfaces and utensils before you use them (and after you use them too!)

11/17/2025

This Thanksgiving start your food-safe feast by washing your hands before, during, and after food prep.

11/15/2025

Happy National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day ✨🥳 This is an annual occurrence on Nov. 15 to improve food safety practices ahead of holiday gatherings. Follow these steps for a proper clean out day celebration:

👉 Remove: Start by taking everything out of the fridge including all foods and any removable shelves, drawers, and anything stored in the door. Removing drawers and shelves allows for better access to the base of the fridge and the walls. Temporarily stow perishable food items in a cooler.

👉 Dispose: Throw away or compost expired and moldy food and anything you no longer use. Rinse and recycle food containers when possible.

👉 Clean: To clean, scrub fridge surfaces including the walls, the door seal and shelves, drawers and shelving with soap and hot water to remove residues.

👉 Sanitize: Now that your surfaces are clean, make sure the germs are also removed by properly sanitizing. To sanitize, mix unscented bleach with clean water per the directions on the manufacturer label. Thoroughly sanitize all fridge surfaces with the sanitizer solution. It is recommended to allow items to air dry to ensure proper sanitization, as wiping with a towel immediately after applying sanitizer undoes the sanitizing process.

👉Get the outside: Vacuum condenser coils to ensure they are free of dust and working properly. Clean the floor underneath the fridge and clean the outside and top of the fridge too! Be sure to sanitize the outside of the fridge as well — especially high touch areas such as door handles.

👉 Keep it stacked: Restock shelves and drawers with foods you plan to keep. As you restock be sure you're organizing foods with proper food stacking in mind:

Top & Middle Shelves: Use upper shelves to store ready-to-eat and precooked foods such as packaged foods, leftovers, cooked meats, and prepared salads. Store dairy products such as milk cheeses, butter, cream, yogurts, desserts, etc. Stow fruits and veggies at the top too if you don't have sealed bottom drawers.

Bottom Shelf: Raw meat, poultry, fish, and eggs should be stored on the bottom shelves. If you have extra fridge levels prioritize stowing eggs, fish, and whole cuts of beef, pork, and lamb above ground meats. Raw poultry (such as an uncooked Thanksgiving turkey) should be stowed at the very bottom of the fridge. Raw meats should always be stored in containers to reduce the likelihood of juices coming out of packaging and contaminating the fridge.

Crisper Drawers: If your fridge has sealed drawers, use them to stow fruits and vegetables. Store according to humidity requirements to keep your produce fresher longer and reduce waste. Always wash fresh produce before preparing or consuming it.

👉 Hold the door: Use door storage for condiments, drinks like juices and pop, and for non-perishable items that won't go bad quickly. The door sees the most fluctuation in temperatures and shouldn't be used for foods like milk, meat, or eggs.

👉 Keep it fresh: Finish by adding an appliance thermometer and a container of baking soda. Your fridge should be below 41°F to keep foods properly cooled and out of the food danger zone where germs grow more quickly.

11/14/2025

Do you have plans in place for the Thanksgiving Great Thaw? 🦃🧊

If your turkey is currently frozen, it's time to add thawing to your holiday schedule. It take takes around 24 hours in the refrigerator for every four to five pounds of turkey to thaw. Larger turkeys will need to be moved from the freezer to the fridge several days ahead of Thanksgiving, some as early as the weekend before, so they are ready to be prepared.

🗓️ Friday before Thanksgiving: 20-24 pound turkey
🗓️ Saturday before Thanksgiving: 16-20 pound turkey
🗓️ Sunday before Thanksgiving: 12-16 pound turkey
🗓️ Monday before Thanksgiving: 4-12 pound turkey

Once thawed in the fridge, a turkey should be cooked within two days.

💡TURKEY TIP: If your turkey isn't quite thawed by the time you're ready to cook you can thaw the turkey under cool running water in the original wrapping (about 30 minutes per pound) immediately before cooking. You may also thaw in the microwave immediately before cooking the turkey.