Food safety is important all year-round, but don’t let bacteria crash your holiday parties and make you or your family sick. There are four simple steps to food safety according to USDA.
CLEAN. Wash hands and surfaces often. Always wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before and after handling food. Keep your kitchen, dishes, and utensils clean. Rinse fresh produce under water and use a small vegetable brush to remove surface dirt, if needed.
SEPARATE. Don’t crosscontaminate. Keep raw meat, poultry, eggs, seafood, and their juices away from other food. Use one cutting board for fresh produce and a sepa rate one for raw meat, poultry, and seafood. After cutting raw meats, wash the cutting board, knife, and countertops with hot soapy water. Never place cooked food on a plate that previously held raw meat, poultry, seafood, or eggs.