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Remember to check the best before dates on your food before cooking/consuming.

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Keep in mind your guests’ allergies when cooking for them.

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Cross - Contamination

- Be sure to separate raw meats from other foods, and place them in plastic bags to prevent their juices from getting into other foods.

- Keep one cutting board for meats and one for produce.

- Make sure to wash cutting boards in very hot, soapy water after each use.

- Wash clothes that come in contact of raw foods in hot cycle of washing machine.

- Wash hands and cooking surfaces often.

- Store eggs in their original carton & refrigerate as soon as possible.

- Rinse fresh produce to remove dirt and grime.

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Always remember to wash hands before & after food prep, before & after using kitchen utensils, after going to the restroom, coughing, sneezing, touching the face or hair, emptying waste etc. Do not cook if unwell or have an infection. Always wear clean clothes/an apron, and remove jewelry, and tie your hair back/wear a hairnet. Be sure to cover any open wounds.

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Hepatitis A

Causes:

Raw seafood, raw produce, contaminated water

Symptoms:

Diarrhea, dark urine, jaundice, fever, headache, nausea, abdominal pain, loss of appetite

Prevention:

Avoid raw seafood, and get vaccinated against Hepatitis A.

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Listeria

Causes:

Deli meats, hot dogs, meat spreads, soft cheese, smoked seafood, raw sprouts

Symptoms:

Fever, stiff neck, confusion, weakness, vomiting, diarrhea

Prevention:

Avoid raw milk, rinse raw products, cook animal sourced foods to proper internal temps, heat deli meats before consumption

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Staphylococcus Aureus

Causes:

Eating contaminated poultry, eggs, milk & dairy products, custard, and processed meats.

Symptoms:

Nausea, retching, vomiting, stomach cramps, and diarrhea.

Prevention:

Wash hands, keep kitchen clean, don’t handle food if you have a nose, eye or skin infection.

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Botulism Poisoning

Causes:

Most often found in canned foods, fermented seafood, chili peppers, oil infused with garlic, and foil-wrapped potatoes.

Symptoms:

Nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, double vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, muscle weakness, paralysis, dry skin, mouth, and throat, difficulty swallowing

Prevention:

Using proper canning techniques, boiling certain foods 10 min before serving, avoid eating foods in cans that are bulging, store herb/garlic-infused oil in fridge.

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Salmonella Poisoning

Causes:

Eating contaminated poultry, meat, seafood, raw eggs, and produce.

Symptoms:

Nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, chills, and headaches.

Prevention:

Cook beef, poultry, and seafood thoroughly. Avoid raw eggs and unpasteurized milk.

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E. Coli

Causes:

Eating contaminated ground beef, fresh produce, drinking unpasteurized milk and contaminated water.

Symptoms:

Diarrhea, abdominal cramps and pain, nausea and vomiting.

Prevention:

Cook beef to 160F, drink pasteurized milk, wash raw produce thoroughly.

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- Wash and sanitize cooking surfaces & utensils.

- Wash hands frequently.

- Wash fresh produce, clean meats etc.

- Avoid cross-contaminating, especially raw meat and cooked food.

- Make sure to cook foods to the right temperature

- Refrigerate promptly, or freeze food that won’t be eaten soon.

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For a minor shock:

Make sure there is no water/dangerous substances around the area; clean them away quickly. Tend to any wounds if needed.

For a major shock:

Turn everything off, clean the area, make sure the area is safe, tend to any wounds (go to the hospital if needed) and call 911. Tell everybody else in the area.

Take all the precautions to make sure electric shocks never/rarely happen.

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For minor chemical poisoning:

Wash where needed, be that your eyes, hands, or mouth.

For major chemical poisoning:

Wash where needed, tell someone immediately so that they can call poison control and/or take you to the hospital.

Be cautious of where you store your chemicals/cleaning supplies in the kitchen and be sure to keep then away from food. Keep special stations (example: eye wash station) nearby so you can access it when you need to.

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For a minor fall:

Tend to any wounds that may have occurred, and tell someone just in case there is an unknown major injury.

For a major fall:

Call out to somebody for help, check yourself for and serous injuries (example: head injuries) and have someone take you to the hospital.

To prevent this:

Do not stand on unstable objects, wipe up spills immediately, and make sure there is nothing on the floor for you to trip over.