food care

food is easily contaminated

HOW? Flies—one fly can carry 6½ million germs. Dirty hands —everything you touch carries germs of one variety or another. You can only be CERTAIN of clean food by washing your hands before touching or eating food, Rats, mice, cockroaches—all carry contamination. Coughing or sneezing near food spreads millions of germs.

how can you help?

Simply by being scrupulously clean in your food handling habits.

• Don't handle food — use tongs.

• Never use cracked or chipped crockery.

• Wash your hands with soap and water after the toilet, sneezing, coughing, handling animals. Always wash your hands before preparing or eating meals.

• Never leave food lying uncovered on the bench or table.

• Don't lick your fingers when reading books or magazines — you're collecting other people's germs and leaving your own.

Collect or write for your FOOD CARE pamphlet from the Department of Health.