How do you prevent food borne illness?

Answer 1

Food contamination can be prevented by keeping clean. Keep counters and utensils clean, and always keep your hands clean. I use paper towels that can be thrown away. Use separate cutting boards for meats and vegetable to prevent cross-contamination. Use a meat thermometer to make sure meats have reached the correct cooking temperature that will kill bacteria. Make sure you keep cold food cold and hot food hot. When you buy look at best-used-by dates. Sometimes if you look at the back of store shelves you can find fresher products. I always smell of things, and if I'm not sure, I don't use it.

Answer 2

Food adulteration occur in rural as well as urban areas. So the first option is to buy branded and ISI marked products. Even if these branded products items cost a little extra, it is worth paying the extra amount to safe guard your health.

If you have purchased any branded item and doubt its quality, you can at least approach the company concerned. Always remember to preserve your grocery bills so that the company can take necessary steps regarding the complaint.

If any person manufactures for sale, stores, sell imports or distributes any article of food which is adulterated or misbranded, he is liable under the PFA Act to be punished with imprisonment and fined. If you find that any food is adulterated, then do not keep silent. Complain to Prevention of Food Adulteration Department in your city/town/district and report to the newspaper and make more and more people aware to take joint action.

Answer 3

...Don't eat the food.... How much more obvious could it be? If you mean somebody is sick and they touch the food, slap their hands, sanitize your hands and tell them you will serve them food.

Answer 4

By killing bacteria present on foods before cooking. Also cooking foods to the required temperatures and keeping them at safe holding temperatures (hot or cold) during preparation, while serving, and after serving. Use different cutting boards, knives, and utensils when handling uncooked raw food. Do not use the same cutting board/prep surface for vegetables, meat, fish, and poultry without cleaning everything to prevent cross-contamination. Do not use utensils, bowls, etc. on raw food and then on the cooked food without cleaning. And, wash your hands frequently especially after going to the bathroom and touching your face, hair, body, or unclean kitchen surface.

Answer 5

Pasturisation, irradiation, vacuum packing, drying, freezing, freeze drying, salting, pickling.
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Answer 6

how food can be contaminated

Answer 7

Use aseptic techniques.