Play your part in ensuring food safety
Most cases of foodborne diseases occur as a result of mishandling of food during preparations, whether in homes, at parties or in food establishments.
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We need to learn about safe food practices to:
- Prevent food contamination.
- Reduce or eliminate contamination that may be present in foodstuff to safe levels.
- Prevent the rapid growth of micro-organisms from causing illness.
- Ensure we do not consume contaminated food.
Everyone can play a part in ensuring food safety by observing simple food safety practices in our daily living. These include:
- Selecting our food carefully.
- Washing and keeping clean.
- Separating raw and cooked food to avoid cross-contamination.
- Cooking food thoroughly.
- Keeping food at a safe temperatures.