Food Safety

 

What is food safety? 

    Food safety refers to the proper handling, preparing, and storing of food. This is done in order to reduce the risk of us consumers from catching any illnesses and diseases caused by the food. 

Practicing proper food safety aims to prevent our food from harboring any bacteria or food poisoning that may upset our stomach.

This action is done by...

CLEANING

1. Keep your hands clean: 
    - You must wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water for at least 30 seconds in order to rinse out any bacteria that may reside in them.

2. Keep your workspace clean:
    - Clean every surface in the kitchen, this includes utensils and appliances as well.

3. Rinse your produce:
    - Rinse any vegetable or fruit before proceeding in chopping, eating or cooking. Plant's tend to still have dirt or bugs on them from when they were fresh from the soil. You wouldn't want to eat that.


SEPARATING

1. Raw and cooked food
    - Never place cooked food on the same surface that was used for raw food, as this may transfer bacteria and cross-contaminate.

2. Expired foods
    - When shopping, make sure to check the expiration date, you wouldn't want to waste your money and risk the chance of eating something past its expiration date.


COOKING

1. Cook to proper temperatures
    - Thoroughly cook your meat, make sure that it isn't raw before eating it.

2. Reheat
    - When eating leftovers, make sure to reheat them to prevent bacteria.


STORING

1. Refrigerate
    - the cool and chill that the fridge provides prevents food from expiring fast, such as milk and yogurt. Some foods are just better kept in the fridge for bester tasting quality.

2. Properly close containers
    - Some foods should not be left out in the open for too long, as it may affect your food, iced tea powder is an example for this. Close containers to ensure its quality and to prevent bacteria from coming in.

3. Cover your food
     - Do not leave your food left out. Flies and other animals or bugs may attempt to reach your food and transfer their bacteria.




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