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Tag: Food poisoning

  • Prevent Cross-Contamination

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    Here are some rules to prevent cross-contamination of food. Identify separate parts of the work area for dealing with raw meat and poultry and foods which will be eaten without being subjected to any further cooking This isn’t always feasible in a domestic environment, in which case you could use separate chopping boards for raw…

  • Other sources of bacteria

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    Having already talked about the two main sources of food poisoning bacteria – raw food and humans – now we can look at some other common sources. Flies and other insects Birds Rats and mice All these pests carry bacteria in their bodies and in their urine and droppings. They can infect food and places…

  • Kitchen Cloths

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    Wiping cloths can pick up bacteria when used to clean work surfaces and equipment. Once a cloth has bacteria on it the bacteria can easily be transferred to other surfaces or equipment. The danger arises particularly when the cloth has been used for wiping areas where raw meat and poultry have been prepared and then…

  • Food handler to food contamination

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    To reduce the risk of contaminating food while you’re handling it you must: use tongs, plastic gloves, food bags or wrapping paper to pick up items carry food in containers or trays never use your fingers to test food use cutlery only once for tasting food not lick your fingers or blow into bags  …

  • More about food contamination

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    The previous article looked at how the food handler can avoid the risk of contaminating food. Now we’ll look at some other ways of avoiding food contamination. Prepared food should be safely stored at the correct temperature and removed only a short time before being required for consumption. However, even in this short “stand out”…

  • Personal Hygiene – Hands

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    The following rules apply to food handlers in a public or commercial environment. However, there’s no reason why every cook shouldn’t follow them at home too. Bacteria live in and on your body and you can transfer them to food if you don’t maintain a high standard of personal hygiene. One of the easiest ways…