How to Prevent Staphylococcal Food Poisoning?
• Do not store food products for more than four hours at room temperature. • Refrigerate cooked food items as soon as possible. To store food, use shallow, uncovered containers or covered containers with vents to allow the heat to escape. • Wash your hands and fingernails with water and soap before preparing food. Avoid touching your face while preparing food. • Do not let the person with exposed skin infections such as a boils or wounds on the hands, handle the food. • Avoid touching the food with bare hands. • Cool and reheat the food at least once. • Avoid cooking food if you have a nose or eye infection. • Keep the food-serving and kitchen area clean and sanitized. • If the food is to be kept longer than two hours, keep it either hot over 140 degrees F or cold under 40 degrees F. Those who have already suffered from food poisoning, should try to stick to their regular diet as much as possible. Eating your normal diet will help you get enough nutrition. Avoid eating food products th
