Select the food you buy carefully
Food safety begins when we do our shopping.
Exercising care in food selection can reduce the risk of food poisioning.
Tips :
- Buy your food from established and reliable retail stores.
- Select food that has not passed to expiry date.
- Do not buy chilled or frozen food that is displayed at room temperature.
- Do not choose canned food that is badly dented or bloated.
- Avoid food packaging that is torn, leaking or infested with insects.
- Do not buy food that has turned moudly or rancid. It may contaminated with harmful mycotoxins.
- Check that bottled milk or drinks are tightly closed.
- Buy eggs that are clean. Avoid cracked eggs as bacteria can enter eggs through the cracks.