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FILE – A grill-roasted brined turkey is presented on a table in Concord, N.H. Turkey is the center of most Thanksgiving meals, but it’s important to handle raw poultry properly to avoid spreading bacteria that can send your guests home with an unwanted side of food poisoning.

You may be starting to piece together your Thanksgiving dinner menu. But what about the for the next few days that follow? Leftovers are a tried and true part of the Thanksgiving experience. Health experts highlight how vital it is to make sure to follow health guidelines when it comes to storing those dishes for later consumption,

While Thanksgiving is a time to share great food with the people you love, you may also be tempted to share table scraps with your pets. But should you?

Consumers can safely enjoy turkey this holiday season,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports. Here's why.

Does it feel like it isn't Thanksgiving if you don't have a roast turkey as the main dish at your holiday meal? Turkey is a Thanksgiving mainstay for sure; in fact so much so that some people call Thanksgiving "turkey day.

The fowl has long been the centerpiece of the traditional American Thanksgiving meal, but contrary to tradition, turkey may not have been part of the 1621 feast at Plymouth Colony. Descriptions of the three-day feast shared by the Pilgrims and Native Americans from the local Wampanoag tribe include wild fowl,