How do you prevent food borne illiness?

Answer 1

To prevent foodborne illnesses, it is important to follow proper food safety techniques:

Never eat meat that has been left unrefrigerated for more than a few hours or is past its expiration date. It is also important to cook meats to the proper temperature to ensure that all bacteria have been removed.

You should also store food properly. Meat should be stored at the bottom of the refrigerator so its juices do not drip and contaminate any other food in your fridge. You should store other food in air-tight containers in the fridge.

You should always wash your hands and make sure that those handling your food have washed their hands or are wearing gloves. You should ALWAYS wash your fruits and vegetables before eating them as well to remove pesticides and any other germs/bacteria that may be on their skin.

Being preventative by storing food properly, keeping where you store and prepare your food clean, as well as following proper food safety techniques will keep you safe from foodborne illnesses

Answer 2

Wash ALL of your food. Especially eggs (wash the shell, the salmonella usually is on the shell part of the egg) . Wash things you don't even eat the skin of, like melons and such. For when you cut into them , the knife will touch the peel and infect the inside of the fruit (melon is one of the main causes of food poisoning). If you live in an enviorment where the temperature is 90 or below, the FDA standard is not to eat food that has been left out for two hours. If the temperature is 90 or above, the standard is 1 hour. Wash even packages of food. Put eggs, not on the door of your refrigerator, but on the shelves where they can get colder. When cooking foods that need to be thoroughly cooked to be safe (such as turkey, chicken, ect.), use a thermometer to test that it is the proper temperature where it's safe to eat. Thaw frozen food in microwave or refrigerator. Wash dishes and cutting boards with HOT water to sterilize, make sure to clean between cut marks, bacteria rides in the cracks and cuts in cutting board. Cover any open wound or bruises when cooking. Wash any kitchen towels or napkins THOROUGHLY, or use disposable ones. Check for dents or rust in canned foods. I don't recommend using chipped ceramic items, lots of bacteria build up in clay spores. Don't touch ANYTHING after handling raw meat and remember to always wash your hands and cooking areas before you cook.

Answer 3

washing foods and vegetables before eating them raw or before cooking

proper cooking

eating freshly cooked foods

Answer 4

Don't eat food