Handling raw meat

Food poisoning is preventable. Clean thoroughly before and after cooking.

Avoid contamination - remember food poisoning from cooked food often occurs as a result of cross-contamination from raw foods.

Control temperatures during cooking and cooling.

Ask for a copy of Handling cooked meats safely: A ten point plan.

Further information may be obtained from:

• The National Federation of Meat Traders and Food Traders. Telephone: 01892 541 412. 
  See the AgriFor website, (use the keyword search Meat Traders.)
  
• The Meat and Livestock Commission. Telephone:01908 844 107
  
• Your trade association
  
• The local authority's environmental health department