Here are the top ten food hygiene tips from the director of Australia’s food hygiene services to help you keep you and your family happy and healthy!
- The reason washing your dishes in a dishwasher is safer than in the sink is because of duration, heat and agitation. When washing your hands – it is a similar principle – agitation and heat. Wash your hands in warm water (not too hot so as to be uncomfortable) for at least 20 seconds with enough soap to create a lather.
- Bacteria needs warmth and moisture to multiply. Therefore, dry your hands thoroughly, preferably with a clean hand towel or paper towel after washing them. (Avoid drying them with a tea-towel)
- One cool brick in an esky will not keep perishable foods below 5° C. By arranging them to be spread over the bottom of the esky and some packed to the sides and on top will keep your food safer when transporting it in your car.
- When having a BBQ, cut processed meats such as sausages and minced hamburgers and check there are no pink juices, and the food is cooked right through (no pink juices).
- For your BBQ: do not use the same tongs or serving utensils that you used for raw meats to serve your cooked meats.
- Keep the tray for raw meat on a BBQ separate-so it cannot accidentally be used to put the cooked meat on.
- Don’t prepare food if you have gastro or a virus, as it can be passed on to others through the food. Keep out of the kitchen. Buy take-away food if you don’t have someone else to cook for your family until 48 hours after your virus (or gastro) has ceased.
- Check the pre-packed salads purchased from the supermarket, to see if the label states that the ingredients have been washed. If the label does not say on the packaging “washed ready to eat”, then you need to wash it thoroughly.
- Fish grow dangerous toxins quickly, so keep fresh fish in the fridge for no longer than 2 days (or keep it frozen).
- Never thaw food overnight in room temperature. Plan ahead and thaw in the fridge, or use a microwave if cooking immediately after the thawing has been completed.
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