• Wash
your hands thoroughly before preparing or eating food.
• Use
leftovers within 3 days of preparing the food.
• Return
food to the fridge as soon as possible after eating
• Use
a separate cutting board for raw meat and vegetables.
• Use
food before the expiry date.
• Thoroughly
clean your fridge at least 4 times each year.
• Use
canned and dried food within 2 years of purchasing.
• Check
your fridge temperature periodically to ensure it is at 4 degrees
Celcius.
• Keep
your lunch in the fridge or bring an ice pack.
• Wash
your hands after being in the bathroom or public places.
• Wash
your water jug or water bottle weekly.
• Use
a different plate to serve cooked meat than the raw meat was
in contact with.
• Peel
or wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly before eating.
• Buy
organic produce when possible.
• Eat
well done meat only - especially if it's ground meat.
• Avoid
raw eggs in protein shakes, Caesar salad, etc.
• Throw
away expired condiments.
• Keep
foods cold on a picnic or at the beach in the summer.
• Keep
your fluid intake adequate.
• Follow
an immune-boosting diet rich in vegetables and fruits supplying
vitamins A, C and E.
|