SAFE FOOD - SAFE YOU

Key points for keeping yourself safe by keeping your food safe

1. WASH YOUR HANDS THOROUGHLY WITH SOAP AND WATER - use any soap , it doesn't have to be anti bacterial or alcohol based soap, lather your hands for at least 20 seconds and lather your palms, back of the hand, between fingers, finger nails, up till wrist and rinse with fresh potable water before handling any food.
    

2. HOT FOODS HOT - keep the hot foods piping hot till it is consumed and all hot foods should be eaten within 2 hours of cooking or else bacteria will eat before you and you'll be eating leftovers of bacteria or eating bacteria with the food. You already know the result.
    

3. COLD FOODS COLD - foods which require refrigeration should be kept in the refrigerator as soon as they are prepared and the temperature of refrigerator should not be more than
   5°C. Or else its bacterial party.
    

4. BEWARE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION - Do not cook meat, fish, chicken, beef, pork, etc. on the same place without thoroughly washing the juices or meat pieces before cooking anything else or using the same area like cutting board, wash area, etc. As bacteria flourishes on meat and can easily cross contaminate other foods.
    

5. WASH VEGETABLES, SALADS AND FRUITS THOROUGHLY - Vegetables, salads and fruits are prone to contaminants like pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, growth promoters, herbicides, bacteria, moulds, un hygienic handling residues, pollution in open market places, etc. hence thorough Washing of individual piece of vegetable, salad or fruit is very necessary to avoid unwanted diseases.Nowadays there are product available which help in better washing of vegetables and fruits like Veg 'n' fru wash which is based on edible ingredients like sorbitol esters which are used in making ice cream, etc. hence it is safe. Veg 'n' fru wash can be effectively used to wash away all surface contaminants like pesticide residue, fungicide residue, bacteria, dirt, sand , wax, grime, oils, from the surface of vegetables and fruits.
    

6. COOK FOOD THOROUHGLY - Any kind of recipe be it non vegetarian (meat based) or Vegetarian (vegetable based) should be cooked thoroughly to ensure complete bacterial carnage (mass kill).
    

7. WHEN FEELING SIN THROW IN THE BIN - If you are fishy about any food cooked earlier, you see a change in colour, change in texture, chance in taste, change in smell don't think twice just transfer the complete dish on a paper plate and stand at a distance (depending on the size of the dish and your aiming capability) stand with your right foot forward and the dish on the paper plate on your right hand and aim for the bin. If you aim right then treat your self with a new dish or clean up well and try aiming better next time. ENSURE nobody eat the doubtful dish.