1. Wash your hands before preparing food.
   
   
2. Do not smoke or comb hair when preparing food.
   
   
3. Cover any cut or pimple with dressings.
   
   
4. Do not handle pets when preparing food.
   
   
5. When tasting food do not return licked utensils to the food.

PRECAUTIONS WHEN PREPARING FOODS

1. Keep all cooking utensils and surfaces clean. Discard cracked and chipped utensils and crockery.
   
   
2. Do not use the same knives, chopping boards etc, for both raw and cooked food without first washing them.
   
   
3. Keep food as cold as possible.
   
   
4. Do not store raw food where it can contaminate cooked food. Water or blood from raw meat or fish can cause contamination by dripping onto cooked food stored below.
   
   
5. Heat food as rapidly and cook as thoroughly as possible. Remember the inside temperature can be much lower than that on the surface.
   
   
6. If the food is not to be eaten immediately after cooking, cool it as quickly as possible and keep it in the refrigerator until it is ready to be served or reheated. Large pieces of food should be sliced into smaller pieces to allow it to cool more rapidly.
   
   
7. Do not keep food warm; keep it either hot or cold.
   
   
8. When reheating food, heat quickly and thoroughly, so that even the middle of the food pieces have reached a high temperature.
   
   
9. Handle cooked food as little as possible; use serving tongs etc.
   
   
10. Discard any food that has gone 'off' (off-odour, mouldy, slimy). Storing at lower temperatures will not stop further deterioration.