Sunday, June 23, 2013

5 Tips for Safe Food Processing

Food safety is everyone's right. Safe food will not only meet the nutritional needs, but also maintain a healthy body. In order to maintain food security, we need to follow the procedure to clean before handling food.
However this is not enough. A number of bacteria may be still present in foodstuffs. Bacteria may still persist even after food processing. When this condition occurs, how might we be able to provide safe food for the family.
Here are 6 tips to consider in the process and provide safe food for the family:
1. Identify food sources
Some food sources are often exposed to various sources of disease. Sometimes the water used to clean food is also exposed to germs. Knowing exactly where the source of water and food will be safer for families. We also can make the choice if the water and food that will diskonsumsi was not safe.

2. Wash hands, cooking utensils and foodstuffs
Bacteria can thrive anywhere. Clean the food is not enough to get rid of the germs that cause disease. The processing must also be monitored. Instead, make sure the kitchen and all cookware in the circumstances of the net. The same thing should also be done on the hands before cooking or eating.
3. Separation of food
Separation can prevent food contamination. Should separate food made of animal, eg seafood, meat, eggs, fish, or poultry of ingredients when shopping know cooking. Use cutting boards and other tools that apply to non-animal food and animal.
4. Cooking process
Good food processing would prevent the entry of disease-causing bacteria (pathogens) into the body. The cooking process should be based on time and temperature. Do not just rely on the eyes to determine whether or not cooked food. If possible, use a thermometer or temperature gauge to make sure whether the food is cooked at a specified temperature. Also avoid consumption of foods that are not cooked thoroughly, especially the kind of food like-meat, eggs and cake mix. This only invites bacteria to enter and nest in the body.
5. Refrigeration
Cooling food will slow the growth of bacteria. Make sure the storage temperature is not just a room temperature (24 ° C), or warm. The temperature will not make the slow growth of bacteria. Instead, cool animal food and perishable vegetable for two hours, or soak them in very hot water (100 ° C) if not already will soon be cooked.

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