Consumer safety report

Safety Report

When dealing with food there are some guidelines given in order to insure that you’re preparing your food properly.  These few rules are a must when cooking in order to insure you do not get infected with some form of food borne illness.  Some of the most devastating food borne illnesses include: Listeria, E. coli, Salmonella, Staph Bacteria, and Hepatitis A.  All can come from things such as cross-contamination or spoiled food products.  Some of the side effects of these illnesses include nausea, diarrhea, Headache, abdominal pain, dehydration and muscle pain.  Although they don’t seem to be extreme symptoms, those are often signs that your body showing when you are suffering from a food borne illness.

One of the number one rules of food safety is to remember to always thoroughly cook and wash your food before consumption.  Before beginning to clean and cook the food, it is most important that you do not forget to clean up your area! That means wash your cutting boards, dishes, utensils and even your counter tops.

When eating raw vegetables, you must remember to vigorously scrub the food and rinse off with clean water.  Any produce item that sits on a table or cooler at the grocery store and that does not have a bag or plastic wrap on it should be washed such as apples, pears, peppers, carrots etc. 

When it comes to the cooking of potentially bacteria-filed food like raw meat it is important that you make sure that the meat is cooked all the way through.  The food you are going to be eating is safely cooked when it reaches a high enough internal temperature to kill off any existing bacteria. 

When dealing with food there are some guidelines given in order to insure that you’re preparing your food properly.  These few rules are a must when cooking in order to insure you do not get infected with some form of food borne illness.  Some of the most devastating food borne illnesses include: Listeria, E. coli, Salmonella, Staph Bacteria, and Hepatitis A.  All can come from things such as cross-contamination or spoiled food products.  Some of the side effects of these illnesses include nausea, diarrhea, Headache, abdominal pain, dehydration and muscle pain.  Although they don’t seem to be extreme symptoms, those are often signs that your body showing when you are suffering from a food borne illness.