| Avoid Bacteria Cross-Contamination | | June 14th, 2007 under Cooking |
Bacteria is spread by cross-contamination. This means the bacteria from one food or area comes in contact with another food or area and the bacteria is transfered.
It is pretty simple to avoid food cross-contamination while cooking at the group home that you work at. Simple procedures to follow when handling food:
- Start with a clean food preparation area (washed with warm water and soap)
- Wash hands at least 20 seconds with warm water and soap
- If you are not sure utensils, storage containers, and/or dishes are clean, re-wash them
- In shopping cart, grocery bags, and in refrigerator, keep raw meat, poultry, seafood and eggs separate from other foods
- Have two cutting boards-one for fresh produce and one for raw meat, poultry, and seafood. If you cannot get other staff to do this, wash cutting boards in warm water and soap. 1 part bleach mixed with 10 parts water can be used to disinfect cutting boards. Be sure to rinse thoroughly before using
- Once meat, poultry, or seafood is cooked, do not place on a plate that had raw meat on it
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