The US government runs the Meat and Poultry Hotline. This free service answers food safety questions.
Last year, they had 80,000 calls
It began in 1985. Its purpose is to help prevent illness
caused by meat, poultry, and eggs. The hotline answers
questions about how to safely store, handle, and prepare
these foods.
Calls are answered by people trained in food
preparation and good food health.
Most calls are about how to handle food correctly. Food
safety questions are common after power outages. Food
recalls are another topic of interest.
November has the highest number of calls. There are
more than 15,000 in that one month. Most of those are
questions about cooking turkeys for Thanksgiving.
What is the main idea in this passage?