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handling of food at home. Keep these tips in mind when storing and cooking beef at home:

Store beef in a refrigerator or freezer.

Thaw beef in a refrigerator or microwave.

Keep raw and cooked beef separate and wash working surfaces, utensils, and hands after exposure to raw beef.

Cook beef thoroughly and keep it hot until serving.

Refrigerate or discard leftovers immediately.

Fact #5: Beef contains no harmful chemical or residues.

Beef is wholesome, natural food with no additives or preservatives. Government inspections show that beef contains no harmful antibiotic of pesticide residues. Implants containing naturally occurring hormones found in plant and animals are used to more efficiently produce lean beef.

Fact #6: Cattle production makes efficient use of land.

Roughly 44% of the land area of the Continental U.S. is classified as grazing land not suitable for crop production. This land would be of no use for food production if it were not for ruminant (four stomach), grazing livestock. Cattle are able to convert forage from this grazing land into food for humans. Roughly 80 to 85 percent of the nutrients that cattle consume come from sources not edible by humans. The optimum use of our resources involves both animals and plants to produce our food supply- plyFact

#7: Cattle production contributes to soil productivity and environmental quality.

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