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Welcome to Food Safety in a Minute.
One critical misconception of home canning is if a lid seals during processing, it is a safe jar to store and eat later. Not true. Following a tested recipe with processing times developed specifically for the recipe in your jar is the critical safety step. Tested processing times assure destruction of harmful pathogens. Then, the jar seal protects the canned food during storage.
A second misconception of canning is that you can determine the safety of the food by its’ appearance, smell, or taste. This is not true. Using the correct equipment, tested recipes, and following all processing directions ensure food safety.
Visit the WSU Extension Benton County website or the National Center for Home Food Preservation for more information.
From Washington State University Extension, this is Food Safety in a Minute.
Resources
Lizann Powers-Hammond and M. Morris. Master Gardeners: It’s time for a home canning refresher.
Special to the Yakima Herald-Republic. 6/6/21.