Ten tips for food safety

Text reproduced with permission from 'Ten Tips for Food Safety' published by Food Standards Agency.

• Put away chilled and frozen food in your fridge or freezer as soon as you can
• Prepare and store raw and cooked food separately
  Keep raw or uncooked food (especially meat and fish) at the bottom of your fridge in a covered container
• Keep the coldest part of your fridge at 0-5°C
  Use a fridge thermometer
• Check 'use-by' dates
  Do not use food after the recommended period
• Keep pets away from food, dishes and worktops
• Wash your hands thoroughly
  Before preparing food, after going to the toilet and after handling pets
• Keep the kitchen clean
  Wash worktops and utensils between handling food to be cooked and food that is not going to be cooked
• Do not eat food containing uncooked eggs
  Keep eggs in the fridge
• Make sure food is fully cooked
  Follow the instructions on the pack. If you reheat food make sure it is piping hot
• Keep hot food hot and cold food cold
  Do not leave it standing around