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It is important to cook food to high enough temperatures so that any harmful germs that may be present in foods destroyed. The cooking time and temperature depend on the type of food. It is to make sure the germs destroy but keep the nutrient.

Food poisoning happens because the food you eat contains some bacteria. Preparing, cooking and storing food correctly is important to minimize the risk of food poisoning. Most foods, especially meat, poultry, fish and eggs, should be cooked thoroughly to kill most types of food poisoning bacteria. In general, food should be cooked to a temperature of at least 75 °C or hotter.  

Special care should be taken when preparing, cooking, serving and storing high-risk foods, such as raw and cooked meat, poultry and food containing them, dairy products, fish, eggs, and eggs product, cooked rice and pasta, and seafood.

Some steps we can follow in preparing food :

1. Always wash your hand properly before handling any food or after touching raw food to prevent the germs from spreading.  

2. Raw meat, poultry, and seafood should be kept in a sealed container to prevent raw juices from contaminating other foods. Refrigerator temperature should be at 40 degrees F or below, this will inhibit bacterial growth.

3. Cooking temperature. The minimum cooking temperature varies depending on the type of food. You can use the food thermometer to check the food temperature. Meat needs to be cooked thoroughly before eating no pink meat visible when you cut into the thickest part and any juices run clear.

4. Wash fruit and vegetables under cold running water before you eat them. This helps remove visible dirt and germs that may be on the surface.

5. Wash, clean and disinfectant the tools you use to avoid cross-contamination

Cross-contamination

Food poisoning

Food handling

Keywords: food safety, cooking temperature, food poisoning, food handling

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