Food safety is a problem in all places around the world and people in different areas of the world prepare food in different ways. The WHO released five simple rules for preparing food in a safe way. They call these rules the "Five Keys to Safer Food".
Key 1: Keep clean.
People should wash their hands often—before touching food and while they are preparing food. People should wash all surfaces and equipment used for preparing food.
Key 2: Separate raw and cooked.
Raw food should not touch prepared food.
Key 3:
People should cook eggs and meat especially carefully. These food may carry more micro-organisms than other food. Food like soup must be boiled for at least a minute to make it be cooked completely. It is also important that people reheat cooked food completely.
Key 4: Keep food at safe temperatures.
When people finish eating, they should keep the left food in a refrigerator below 5℃ and shouldn't store it for too long. At room temperature, about 20℃, the amount of micro-organisms can increase very quickly. But temperatures above 60℃ or below 5℃, control the growth of micro-organisms.
Key 5: Use safe water and raw materials.
Damaged or old food may develop harmful chemicals as it gets older.
| A. Eat healthily. B. Cook completely. C. They can live where we make food. D. This key tells about the importance of washing. E. People should use safe water and choose fresh food. F. They cannot grow as quickly in a very hot or very cold environment. G. People should use separate equipment and tools for touching and preparing raw food. |
