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Properly heat-treated firewood keeps invasive insects and plant pests from traveling with it when transported, but how to locate it? (Rod Bain and Kathryn Bronsky of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Kathryn Bronsky of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service notes how her agency's website provides information on existing invasive pest quarantines and firewood movement restrictions. (Web address - "www.aphis.usda.gov")

What are the primary play calls for Super Bowl party planners and food safety experts when assuring delicious yet safe selections for watching the game, or for any pre or post-game events? (Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers)

USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers talks about clean, separate, cook, and chill - the four pillars of food safety and how they apply to getting your Super Bowl party food presentation prepared and safe to eat.

A USDA food safety expert provides examples of how to take what is known as the "two-hour rule" in account when practicing food safety for your Super Bowl party. (Rod Bain and Meredith Carothers)

USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers discusses the food safety practice of never leaving food out at room temperature for more than two hours, as well as ways to keep food safe.

The Agriculture Secretary weighed in on nourishment's role in healthy outcomes as part of a panel during the Department of Health and Human Services' "Food is Medicine" summit. (Rod Bain and Secretary Tom Vilsack)

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides his views on the subject of "Food is Medicine" during a Health and Human Services Department summit of the same name.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses how research and education on the benefits of nutrition is vital to improve better health outcomes.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains how incentives and more supply through diverse markets can improve nutrition and health during a recent Health and Human Services summit.