To help avoid food poisoning you need to make sure the food you make is safe to eat.
It is very important to prepare food safely, to help stop harmful bacteria from spreading and growing.
Cooking food properly will help make sure that any harmful bacteria are killed. Eating food that is not properly cooked could make you ill.
Keeping your kitchen clean is essential to keep food safe. Otherwise bacteria can grow and spread. Find out more in this section.
Keeping Food Safe
Go to Keeping Food Safe on the Eatwell website from the Food Standards Agency for practical advice on the basics of food hygiene.
Eatwell also has helpful advice on shopping for food safely, from shops, mail order or online, and catering for large numbers of people at parties and events.
The Foodlink website has an A-Z of food safety at home and four detailed factfiles on food poisoning, hygiene, food storage and food preparation.
