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Damaged
dishes
are
dangerous!
AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE N.Z. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
… and so are dirty ones!
When we eat in restaurants, hotels, cafeterias and milk-bars, we put our trust in the cleanliness of the proprietor and staff. We trust to the cleanliness of their personal habits, of their hands and fingernails and of the food and utensils they serve us.
How can the public help?
By demanding the high standards which are public RIGHTS set out in our food hygiene and eatinghouse laws to guard the nation's health. You can feel confident that any offensive practice you notice is against these regulations. Unsanitary food-serving, food-fingering, chipped or dirty dishes, should be drawn to the attention of the proprietor. See that the food retail and eating shops you patronize give the clean, healthful service to which you are entitled.
Play your part
As a clean customer who shuns fingering food he does not take, keeps coughs and sneezes well away from food, and always washes hands before eating.
What's good for food retailers
is good for the home
So check that your kitchen practices are impeccable. Wash dishes in very hot water; don't use soiled tea towels; wash hands frequently—always after the toilet, nose-blowing, etc., and before handling food. Keep food cool and protected from flies, vermin and dust.
DON'T LET GERMS REACH THE FAMILY FOOD
HEALTH “Health”, quarterly journal published by the Department of Health is free to those interested in healthy living. If you belong to a club or organisation ask your secretary about it: if not, send your name and address (in block letters) to ‘The Editor, “Health”, Box 5013, Wellington.
