How not to ruin the holidays with food poisoning

Holidays are wonderful. However, even the best party experience can be spoiled by the unpleasant fact of food poisoning. How to avoid it?

If you decide to cook your own gala dinner, you should remember the following important rules:

1. Purity

• Remember that you should never start cooking with unwashed hands. Hands must be washed with soap.
• Before preparing food, it is also necessary to thoroughly wash tables, dishes, kitchen utensils.
• Dishcloths, washcloths, tablecloths, etc. it is necessary to wash as often as possible - they accumulate a large number of pathogenic bacteria.
• Don't put any cooked food in a dish that contains raw, unwashed ingredients, especially meat.
• By the way, it is recommended to have a separate cutting board and knife for meat. Thorough washing of any utensils, all surfaces and kitchen utensils that come into contact with raw meat is essential.

2. Food Storage

• Raw foods, especially meat, poultry and fish, should be stored as far away from cooked meals and foods as possible.
• Try to keep mayonnaise and salad dressings in the refrigerator at all times. This rule also applies to dairy products, salads and desserts with cream.
• Heavy-frozen foods should be thawed in the refrigerator (and never in hot water or in the microwave), not at room temperature.
• Ready meals should also be refrigerated as soon as possible and kept in the same place, but separately from raw food (preferably on a shelf above the raw food, not under it).

3. Caution

• Be aware that undercooked or undercooked eggs, meat, fish or poultry are one of the main causes of food poisoning and a major source of parasites.
• Homemade canned food with a swollen or damaged lid is best thrown away for your own safety and the safety of your guests.

Be vigilant and remember that the holidays should not be neglected food safety. Try to buy only proven ingredients for your meals to keep yourself and others safe during the holidays.