Tips for Food Safety

• Take chilled and frozen food home quickly and put in the fridge or freezer at once.

• Prepare and store raw and cooked food separately - keep raw meat and fish at the bottom of your fridge and use separate knives and chopping boards for raw and cooked food.

• Keep the coldest part of your fridge at 0-5°C - get a fridge thermometer.

• Check 'use-by' dates - use food within the recommended period.

• Keep pets away from food - and dishes, utensils and worktops.

• Wash hands thoroughly before preparing food, after going to the toilet or after handling pets.

• Keep your kitchen clean - wash worktops and utensils between handling cooked and raw foods.

• Don't eat food containing uncooked eggs - keep eggs in the fridge.

• Cook food well, following any instructions on the pack. If you reheat make sure it is piping hot, and only reheat once.

• Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold - don't leave them standing around.

If you need any further advice, please contact us. Where needed, an officer will arrange to visit and give advice.

Contacts

• Email: public.protection@powys.gov.uk
• Phone: 01597 827467
• Address: 
  • Brecknockshire Offices, Neuadd Brycheiniog, Cambrian Way, Brecon, LD3 7HR
  • Montgomeryshire Offices, Tŷ Maldwyn, Brook Street, Welshpool, SY21 7PH
  • Radnorshire Offices, The Gwalia, Ithon Road, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 6AA

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