Wash hands after using the bathroom and changing diapers, and before
handling or eating any food.
Make sure that persons with diarrhea, especially children, wash their
hands carefully and frequently with soap to reduce the risk of spreading
the infection.
Always wash hands after contact with farm animals, pets, animal feces,
and animal environments.
Keep raw meat and poultry separate from produce and other foods when
shopping for and storing groceries.
Wash hands, cutting boards, countertops, cutlery, and utensils after
handling uncooked poultry.
Wash raw fruits and vegetables before eating.
Cross-Contamination
Food and kitchen tools and surfaces may become contaminated from raw
food products.
Avoid unpasteurized foods
Avoid unpasteurized (raw) milk and foods made from unpasteurized milk
Cook and store your food at the appropriate
temperatures
Do not eat raw or undercooked eggs. Use pasteurized eggs when making
items that do not require cooking, such as hollandaise sauce, salad
dressing, uncooked pies, or homemade ice cream.
Thoroughly cook raw meat and poultry to destroy the bacteria. Meat,
poultry, and hamburgers should be cooked until they are no longer pink
in the middle.
Defrost food in the refrigerator, in cold water, or in the microwave.
Food should be stored in a refrigerator that is 40°F or cooler or
a freezer that is 0°F or cooler.
Be careful when dealing with animals
Always wash hands after contact with farm animals, pets, animal feces,
and animal environments.
Reptiles (e.g., Iguanas, other lizards, turtles, snakes) carry Salmonella.
Always wash hands after handling a reptile.
Reptiles should not be allowed as pets in a home where there are
children <5.
Baby chicks and ducklings also frequently carry Salmonella.
Slow Cooker Safety
A safe slow cooker, cooks slow enough for unattended cooking, yet fast enough to keep food out of the bacterial danger zone.
Foodworker Illness Awareness
Workers who prepare food while experiencing diarrhea and/or vomiting are frequently linked to foodborne illness outbreaks in restaurants and other retail food outlets.
Refrigerator and Freezer Storage Chart
This chart gives short, conservative storage times to protect you from food spoilage (what you risk in long refrigeration) and from taste loss (what happens when food is left too long in the freezer).
Protect others if you are experiencing diarrhea!
Anyone with a diarrheal illness should avoid swimming in public pools or lakes, sharing baths with others, and preparing food for others.
Young children (children in diapers) that are experiencing diarrhea should not be allowed to go swimming.
