1. Food Hygiene

2. Food Hygiene
Food hygiene is concerned with the care,
preparation, and storage of food to prevent
contamination and food poisoning.
The 3 golden rules of food hygiene: (3 ‘C’s)
1. Keep food clean.
2. Keep food cold.
3. Cook food thoroughly.

3. Bacteria contaminating food may cause
gastro-enteritis, which can be very serious in young
babies, and children.
Bacteria can get into food from contact with:
-Dirty hands Dirty sinks & draining boards
-Dirty work surfaces Dirty dishcloths.
-Dirty drying up towels. -Dirty utensils, pots, pans etc.
-Uncooked meat and poultry. -Coughs and sneezes.
-Fingers, or spoons, which have been licked. -Flies.
-Septic cuts and sores. -Rats, mice and their
droppings.
Bacteria thrive in warm moist conditions, and
particularly in foods containing protein, meat, dairy
produce etc.

4. Food Poisoning Bacteria
Salmonella. These bacteria live in the bowel. They get into food from human excreta or animals, or polluted water. If food is thoroughly cooked the bacteria will be
killed and not be harmful.

5. Staphylococcus. Found in many places, nose,
throat, infected boils or
cuts. They produce harmful
toxins which are not easily
destroyed in cooking.

6. Clostridium. Found in human and animal
excreta. They thrive in some
food, produce spores that can
survive for long periods of time,
and may survive cooking.
The bacteria produce toxins in
the intestine.

7. Symptoms; include diarrhoea, abdominal pains,
Food Poisoning
Symptoms; include diarrhoea, abdominal pains,
and vomiting. These usually occur between 2 hr
and 2 days after eating contaminated food,
and may last for 2 days – 1 week or more.
Treatment: Babies need medical attention.
Older children need medical attention if not
recovering after 24 hours.

8. Preventing Food Poisoning:

9. Careful storage of food can reduce the risk of food poisoning.
Key Points
Careful storage of food can reduce the
risk of food poisoning.
Cross-contamination of food is the transfer
of bacteria from raw contaminated foods
to other foods.
Babies and young children are vulnerable to
food poisoning.