Food safety on Thanksgiving [Video]

MILLIONS OF FAMILIES WILL COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE FOOD SAFETY IS REALLY IMPORTANT ON THIS HOLIDAY, AND IT STARTS WITH PROPER MEAL PREP AS SEVEN KEEPS YOU SAFE. PEYTON SPELLACY IS LIVE WITH SOME REMINDERS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM GETTING SICK. PEYTON. GOOD MORNING ROYALE. WE ALL KNOW THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE THANKSGIVING MEAL IS THE TURKEY, AND IT HAS TO BE FULLY THAWED BEFORE YOU START COOKING IT. SO THE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF NEW MEXICO PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDS DE THAWING YOUR TURKEY RIGHT HERE IN THE FRIDGE. GIVE IT A FEW DAYS IF YOU DON’T THAW YOUR TURKEY COMPLETELY, YOU COULD RUN THE RISK OF IMPROPERLY COOKING IT, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME FOODBORNE ILLNESSES. YOU REMEMBER YOU WANT TO COOK YOUR TURKEY AT 165 DEGREES. NOW, IF YOU FORGOT TO DEFROST YOUR TURKEY OR YOU JUST WANT TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS, WHAT YOU CAN DO …