Food Storage and Handling

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

Reviewed January 2012

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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.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Food safety - eggs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Eggs are nutritious and convenient but food safety is important. Eggs can be contaminated with bacteria that cause food poisoning (diarrhoea and vomiting). Pregnant women, young children, elderly people and anyone with an illness should avoid food containing raw eggs. To enjoy eggs safely - buy clean, keep cool and cook well.
Date:   Aug 2011
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:   Apr 2011
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. High risk foods for contamination include meat, poultry, dairy products, eggs, smallgoods, seafood, cooked rice and pasta. People more vulnerable to food poisoning include children, the elderly, pregnant women and anyone with an illness.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Food poisoning - prevention
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Food poisoning is caused by eating contaminated food. Some people more at risk of food poisoning include pregnant women, the elderly, young children and anyone with an illness are at higher risk. Salmonella, Listeria, Campylobacter and E. coli are some bacteria that cause food poisoning. Food poisoning symptoms include nausea, stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever and headaches. Minimise the risk of food poisoning by taking simple precautions.
Date:   Feb 2011
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:   Jan 2011
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 2010
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 2010
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 above 75°C or, preferably, boiling.
Date:   Oct 2010
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:   Apr 2010
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 2010
Title:   Food tips for travellers - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Here are some tips for eating and drinking safely while you travel.
Date:   Jan 2010
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:   Jan 2010
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:   Eating out safely - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The Food Safety Information Council has stressed the importance of education on food handling and safety procedures.
Date:   Mar 2001
Title:   Reducing waste: for the planet's sake
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Why waste is a serious environmental problem and what we can do to help.
Date:   Jun 1999
Title:   Eating away from home: how to make sure food is safe
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Avoiding food poisoning with restaurant and take away food.
Date:   Nov 1997
Title:   Which foods should you keep in the fridge?
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   How safe storage of food prevents food poisoning.
Date:   Feb 1997
Title:   How safe is your kitchen?
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Guide to reducing the risk of food poisoning.
Date:   Mar 1996
Title:   Preparation of formula feeds
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   Directions for the safe preparation of infant milk formula are given.
Date:   Jun 1995

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