As the grilling season starts to kick into high gear, a University of Illinois Extension nutrition educator is reminding those dusting off the grill to keep food safety in mind.

On the WHOW Morning Show Thursday, Caitlin Mellendorf at the University of Illinois Extension in DeWitt, Macon and Piatt Counties told Regional Radio you want to make sure any meat you are cooking reaches its recommended internal temperature.

According to Mellendorf, you want to make sure you keep different types of meats separated on the grill. It can be easy to just throw them on top of one another but that isn't necessarily a safe practice.

Mellendorf directs the public to their revamped website, extension.illinois.edu/foods. She says there are many resources there for helpful cooking safety information as well as recipes.