More Kitchen Safety Tips

• Wash your hands in hot, soapy water making sure to scrub for 10 to 15 seconds before and after handling raw meat, poultry, seafood or eggs. Always make sure to wash fresh vegetables and fruits thoroughly.
  
• Make sure that your refrigerator is set to no more than 40 degrees and your freezer at zero or lower degrees. Don't store raw fish in your refrigerator for more than 24 hours. Raw poultry and ground beef will keep for one or two days and raw meat for three to five days. Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator or in the microwave, not at room temperature. Food defrosted in the microwave oven should be cooked immediately after thawing.

Kitchen Safety Tips When You Are Food Shopping.

• Don't let juice from raw meat, poultry, or fish drip on to your hands or any fresh foods in your grocery cart. Raw juices may contain bacteria.
• Always shop for cold and frozen foods last. In the summer use a cooler for the ride home, especially if you are running other errands and not going home promptly.
• Always try to avoid unpasteurized milk, juice, and eggnog or other foods made with raw eggs.