These guidelines will help you make sure the food you prepare is safe and decrease the risk of getting food poisoning:

• Keep kitchen clean and dry.
• Wash hands before preparing food.
• Keep fridge temperature below 5° C, freezer below -18° C.
• Store raw meat covered at the bottom of the fridge, separate from cooked foods.
• Defrost frozen meat thoroughly before cooking.
• Cook foods thoroughly.
• Check ‘use-by' dates on packaging.
• Keep pets out of the kitchen.