Avoid food poisoning with these 12 tips
Avoiding food poisoning is essential to protect your health and that of your family. Often, improper handling of food at home is responsible for consequences that have become alarming from a public health perspective. Here we present a list of 12 tips to help you prevent food poisoning.
How to avoid food poisoning?
With the rise in cases of listeriosis in Spain and the high rates of food poisoning, most of which occur at home, here are 12 tips to help you:
- Purchase food from authorized outlets that ensure required sanitary measures.
- Check the integrity of the product’s packaging, the manufacturer’s information, and the expiration date.
- Verify the natural color of the meat and make sure there is not an excess of liquid in the packaging.
- Refrigerate the food as soon as possible to preserve it.
- Store the most perishable foods in the coldest area of the refrigerator, in clean and airtight containers.
- Do not consume food after its expiration date.
- Wash your hands and keep utensils clean and disinfected.
- Do not reuse drying cloths without disinfecting them first.
- Avoid the presence of pets in kitchen spaces.
- Ensure proper cooking of food and avoid consuming it after three days of preparation.
- Wash and disinfect fruits and vegetables.
- Check the proper preservation of stored food.
Remember that maintaining good kitchen hygiene is a crucial step in preventing food poisoning caused by poor handling during the process at home.
