Some ways in which bacteria get into food

Staphylococcus aureus can enter food in any of the following ways:

• sneezing and coughing
• head scratching
• nose picking
• smoking
• food handling when you have a septic cut

Salmonella can get into food:

Often from the food handler’s gut due to not washing their hands after using the toilet.

The main sources of salmonella are eggs, poultry, and people.

Clostridium perfringens gets into food:

Due to handling cooked food without washing hands after preparing raw food.

Don’t forget to WASH YOUR HANDS!

Also wash your equipment properly, especially after using it to prepare raw meat or poultry.

This is Chapter Three, Part Seven in a series of articles broadly similar to the course offered by the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health for its Food Hygiene Certificate.
Part Eight: Equipment-to-food contamination
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