Food Storage and Handling

Follow the links below to find information on safe ways to store and handle food.

Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Food safety when shopping
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   When shopping for food, you should choose, pack and transport it carefully to make sure it stays safe to eat. Take special care with high risk foods such as meats, poultry, smallgoods and prepared salads. When you buy high risk foods, try to minimise the time they spend in the temperature danger zone by packing them properly and taking them home immediately for storage in the fridge or freezer. Always check the use-by or best before date marked on perishable foods, especially chilled or frozen items.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Food safety when eating out
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Restaurants, cafes and takeaway food outlets have a responsibility to serve food that is safe to eat. You can take basic steps to minimise the risk of food poisoning when eating out. Check that staff wear gloves and use separate tongs for handling raw and cooked foods, that the toilets are clean and the shop or restaurant is generally clean. Hot food should be served steaming hot.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Food safety when cooking
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food poisoning can be minimised with good cooking techniques. Cook food to a temperature of at least 75?C or hotter and check food's internal temperature with a food thermometer. When food is cooked, it should be eaten promptly, kept hotter than 60?C, or cooled, covered and stored in the fridge or freezer. Microwaves can cook food unevenly so be sure to cook food all the way through. Reheat food until it is steaming hot ý above 75?C or, preferably, boiling.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Lunch box tips
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Healthy lunches and snacks are important for active children. It is important to offer healthy lunch box choices. Tips include fresh fruit, crunchy vegetables and a combination of protein, dairy and carbohydrate foods. Children who help choose and prepare their own lunch are more likely to eat it.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   A healthy lunch box
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Well actually it's what's in it that should be healthy not the box, unless your lunchbox has a secret life! Your lunch should be a part of your balanced daily diet.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Food safety - eggs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Eggs are nutritious and convenient. Food safety is important with eggs. Some eggs may be contaminated with bacteria which can cause food poisoning. Avoid or be careful with raw eggs and food containing raw eggs, including some mayonnaise, milkshakes, raw cake mix and biscuit dough and milkshakes. Buy eggs that are clean and uncracked, store them in the fridge in their carton and cook them until they are hot all the way through. Avoid giving food made with raw eggs to pregnant women, young children, elderly people and anyone with an illness.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Food poisoning - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated with harmful amounts of bacteria.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Food Safety
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on how to reduce the risks of foodborne illnesses (or food poisoning) through the correct preparation, storage and cooking of food.
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Food safety outdoors
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food poisoning is a real risk when taking food outside the home for packed lunches, picnics, camping, barbeques (BBQs) and other outdoor events, especially in warmer weather. Taking food outdoors can increase the risk of contamination. Food poisoning bacteria grows more easily on high risk foods including meat, poultry such as chicken and turkey, dairy products, eggs, smallgoods, seafood, cooked rice and cooked pasta. Be careful with people more vulnerable to food poisoning including children, the elderly, pregnant women and anyone with an illness.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Food poisoning - prevention
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food poisoning is caused by eating contaminated food. Some people are more at risk of getting food poisoning including pregnant women, the elderly, young children and anyone with an illness. Salmonella, listeria, campylobacter and E. coli are some bacteria that cause food poisoning. Symptoms of food poisoning may include nausea, stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever and headaches. You can minimise the risk of food poisoning by taking simple precautions.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Bottle feeding with expressed breast milk
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Bottle-feeding with breast milk is common and safe if done properly. Breast milk can be expressed by hand, or with a manual or electric breast pump. Breast milk must be collected and stored correctly to prevent the risk of bacterial growth.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Medicines - safety issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Medicines can have side effects which can cause health problems. Some of the causes include taking medicines incorrectly, combining them with alcohol and using medicines prescribed for someone else. Make sure your doctor and other health professionals know about every medicine you take, including vitamin, mineral and herbal supplements. Protect children by storing medicines securely and out of reach of children.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Emergencies - coping without gas or electricity
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Coping with a power blackout or gas stoppage can be difficult. Making an emergency plan is helpful, especially if you have children or elderly people to care for. Maintaining heat, light, cooking facilities and food storage can be difficult. Keep a battery-powered torch, radio and other appliances ready.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Food processing and nutrition
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food can have its nutrient value changed by the way it is processed, cooked and stored. Food processing can destroy the water soluble B-group and C vitamins. However processing and cooking food can also make it safer to store and eat.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Food additives
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food additives are chemicals that keep food fresh or enhance its colour, flavour or texture. Some people are sensitive to food additives, but this is rare. Reactions to food additives include hives or diarrhoea, other digestive disorders and respiratory problems such as asthma. Additives that may cause a reaction include flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (MSG) 621; colourings including tartrazine 102, yellow 2G107, sunset yellow FCF110 and cochineal 120; and preservatives including benzoates 210, 211, 212, 213, nitrates 249, 250, 251, 252 and sulphites 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225 and 228.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Food irradiation
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food irradiation is a form of food processing that extends shelf life and reduces spoilage of food. Foods such as fruits, vegetables, spices and meats can be exposed to radiation to kill insects, moulds and micro-organisms. Food irradiation does not kill viruses.There are no detectable levels of radiation left behind in the products. Some foods, such as dairy foods and eggs, can't be irradiated because it causes changes in flavour or texture. Fruits, vegetables, grain foods, spices and meats (such as chicken) can be irradiated.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   How to bottle-feed
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Equipment for bottle-feeding, sterilisation and disinfecting, boiling, chemicals and steaming are explained; also how to make up formula, prepare the bottle; safety tips, giving the bottle, and expressing and storing breastmilk.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Expressing and Storing Breast Milk
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about expressing breast milk either manually or by using an electric pump, and how the breast milk should be stored.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Expressing and storing breastmilk
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to expressing breastmilk, either by hand or with a pump, and the best ways to store and use that milk at a later date.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Food tips for travellers - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Here are some tips for eating and drinking safely while you travel.
Date:   Oct 2004
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