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USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service


Ask Karen provides 24/7 virtual assistance and tips on preventingfoodborne illness, safe food handling and storage, and safepreparation of meat, poultry, and egg products. Mobile Ask Karenhas all the same features as Ask Karen from your desktop or laptop.You can get answers to your food safety questions while at thegrocery store, farmers market, in your kitchen, or while at yourbarbecue grill.

Using your Android device, you can chat live with a food safetyexpert on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST, and the appprovides the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline number (1-888-MPHotline)in case you want to speak to someone directly.You can share answersto food safety questions via email from Mobile Ask Karen.


Want to know where your food was produced or what an establishmentproduces? Please download our sister app, USDA MPI Directory, fromthe Google Play Store!

App Information Ask Karen from USDA

  • App Name
    Ask Karen from USDA
  • Package Name
    askkaren.gov
  • Updated
    January 4, 2017
  • File Size
    Undefined
  • Requires Android
    Android 2.2 and up
  • Version
    2
  • Developer
    USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • Installs
    5,000 - 10,000
  • Price
    Free
  • Category
    Health & Fitness
  • Developer
  • Google Play Link

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USDA Food Safety and Inspection ServiceAsk Karen provides 24/7 virtual assistance and tips on preventingfoodborne illness, safe food handling and storage, and safepreparation of meat, poultry, and egg products. Mobile Ask Karenhas all the same features as Ask Karen from your desktop or laptop.You can get answers to your food safety questions while at thegrocery store, farmers market, in your kitchen, or while at yourbarbecue grill.Using your Android device, you can chat live with a food safetyexpert on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST, and the appprovides the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline number (1-888-MPHotline)in case you want to speak to someone directly.You can share answersto food safety questions via email from Mobile Ask Karen.Want to know where your food was produced or what an establishmentproduces? Please download our sister app, USDA MPI Directory, fromthe Google Play Store!