World Food Safety Day:  Tips To Ensure Food Safety At Home

June 7, 2023, is regarded as World Food Safety Day (WFSD). The day is set aside to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect, and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security. 

It also contributes to human health, economic prosperity, agricultural production, market access, tourism, and sustainable development. Here are four ways to ensure food safety at home.

Wash your foods

Wash uncooked food items thoroughly to get rid of any possible source of contamination. The washing can be done with salt solution or vinegar solution, especially for foods that require little to no cooking like fruits and vegetables.

Wash your hands and surfaces before and after handling food

Washing your hands will significantly reduce the number of these microorganisms lowering the chances of food contamination as you handle food. Ideally, you should wash your hands in between handling steps.

Arrange food properly in a fridge

Fridge doors are the warmest part of fridges therefore, foods you store there should be the most resistant to spoilage caused by temperature fluctuations. Items you can store here include juices, mustard, butter, and water.

Cook foods adequately

Foods that are not properly cooked may still harbour microorganisms and can cause severe illness.  While it is crucial to cook food adequately, according to experts, it is equally important not to overcook the food.

Overcooking could result in the loss of nutrients and even result in the formation of acrylamide, a compound known to cause cancer in animals, a development against the very essence of the World Food Safety Day.

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