6 Tips to Prevent Food Contamination

Food is the daily nutrition for human life. So, we have to always the food that we consume is safe and free from contamination. 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 can happen in the whole supply chain process from farm to folk. when food has been tainted by another substance and unfit for consumption it is considered contamination.

The safety and health of human beings are very important that needs to be taken care of to prevent any diseases or health issue. The main care that needs to be taken is from food.

Here are 6 tips to prevent food contamination:

1. Wash your hands and surfaces often after touching raw food and before preparing ready-to-eat food.

2. Wash all the utensils that have been used after preparing food.

3. For raw meat, poultry, and shellfish, use separate cutting boards and plates.

4. Keep raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs separate from all other foods in the refrigerator.

5. Store food effectively such as covering raw foods, including meat and keeping them away from ready -to -eat foods.

6. Make sure you have enough shopping bags to segregate raw and ready-to-eat items when shopping at the supermarket.

To safeguard food safety issue or food contamination in the food production or food processing premise, you can implement ISO 22000 Certification, HACCP certification or GMP certification.