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  • 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…

  • Clostridium perfringens

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    Clostridium perfringens is found in virtually all soils, except those of the Sahara desert. It’s one of those nasty spore-forming bacteria which are hard to destroy, and is most commonly a cause of food poisoning where meat or poultry dishes have been left to cool slowly. It’s particularly associated with gravy, pies and large joints…

  • Sources of food poisoning bacteria

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    Before you can protect food from bacteria, first you need to know some facts. Where did the bacteria come from and how did they come to be present in the food? The answer is that most bacteria come from human and animal sources. We’ll go through the sources one by one. Raw Foods Many bacteria,…

  • Salmonella

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    Salmonella food poisoning is usually associated with eggs and poultry. Please see our article “A good egg?” where we discuss the risks in more detail. Salmonella can also be present in both human and animal intestines, so good personal hygiene can help to prevent salmonella poisoning. Wash your hands after using the toilet and after…

  • High Risk Foods

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    Those foods which are classified as being “high risk foods” are implicated in at least 75% of all food poisoning cases. High risk foods include: Cooked meat and poultry Dairy products and eggs Shellfish Cooked rice Cooked meat and poultry Cooked meat and products with cooked meat in them, such as gravy, soup, and stocks,…