4 Steps to Prevent Food Poisoning
Food is an important source and nutrition for living life in the world. So, the quality of the food can directly affect the health of the living life. So, it is critical to handle the food properly during the whole supply chain. As food manufacturers, they can adopt the food safety management system like ISO 22000 or HACCP to safeguard the quality of their food.
Here are the ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ when you preparing your food :
๐. ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง- ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง
- Wash hands for 20 seconds with soap and water before, during, and after preparing food and before eating.
- Wash your utensils, cutting boards, and countertops with hot, soapy water after preparing each food item.
- Fresh fruits and vegetables should be rinsed under running water.
๐. ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ – ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
- Use separate cutting boards and plates for raw meat, poultry, and seafood.
- Keep raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs separate from all other foods in the refrigerator.
๐. ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค – ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐
Use the right temperature to ensure the food is properly cooked. By looking at the color and texture of food, it can’t determine if it’s safe to eat.
Example food by each right temperature is:
- Fish with fins: 145ยฐF or cook until flesh is opaque
- Ground meats, such as beef and pork: 160ยฐF
- All poultry, including ground chicken and turkey: 165ยฐF
- Leftovers and casseroles: 165ยฐF
๐. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.
Bacteria reproduce quickly at room temperature or in the “Danger Zone” between 40ยฐF and 140ยฐF.
Example to chill the food such as:
- Warm meals should be divided into multiple clean, shallow containers to chill quickly.
- Perishable foods should be refrigerated within 2 hours. If the food has been exposed to temperatures above 90ยฐF it should be refrigerated within 1 hour.
