10 Food Safety Mistakes People Make During Summer Picnics

With a heat dome set to push temperatures into the low 100s across much of the country this Fourth of July, food poisoning risks at cookouts are higher than usual. The big culprits: potato salad and deviled eggs left out too long, raw meat cross-contamination, coolers packed in hot car trunks, and grills checked by eye instead of thermometer. A few easy fixes, like packing two coolers and bringing a meat thermometer, go a long way toward keeping the celebration in the backyard and out of the ER.