/oss/taxonomy/term/3525/all en /oss/article/nutrition-you-asked/should-i-be-nervous-when-refreezing-food <p>The concern about refreezing food is really a concern about two things, bacterial contamination and deterioration of texture and flavour. Let’s deal with the safety issue first. Bacteria like to dine on the same kinds of things as we do and therefore are often found on our foods. They also need water to survive, so they find moist environments particularly hospitable. Dry foods like salt, sugar and rice are rarely contaminated by bacteria. The presence of bacteria in a food, however, is not enough to make us sick.</p> Thu, 22 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7459 at /oss