It is not just at home that you should be conscious of sound food hygiene. You can apply the same principles when you are out shopping for food.
Do
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Do beware of overloaded or overly-warm chilled or frozen food cabinets.
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Do watch to see that the shop assistant washes his or her hands carefully between handling raw and cooked foods.
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It is also important that they clean or change their utensils between handling raw and cooked foods.
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Do report any unhygienic practices to the shop management or to an Environmental Health Officer at the council.
Do Not
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Do not buy any packets that have been damaged or opened.
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Do not buy food from counters where cooked and raw meat are not separated.
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Do not delay in getting all chilled and frozen purchases home and into the correct storage as soon as possible to avoid defrosting and spoilage.
