NEW ZEALAND: Food safety when shopping - (Scoop News)
October 30, 2007 – 4:32 pmEvery year thousands of New Zealanders suffer from a dose of food poisoning. Many of those cases are caught in the home.
Food poisoning is usually caused by bacteria called pathogens. These can either be present on foods, or can be passed from you to the food. You cannot tell if food is safe by looking at it, smelling it or tasting it. Bacteria are so small that 10 million (more than enough to give the average person food poisoning) would fit on a pin-head.
The golden rule for safety is to keep HOT foods HOT and COLD foods COLD never just warm. Bacteria thrive in temperatures between 5°C and 60°C. Hot means steaming hot and cold means at refrigerated temperatures or below.
There are things you can do to reduce the risk of food-borne illness and a good place to start is at the beginning when you buy food.
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