How to pay attention to food hygiene?

In daily life, people eat all kinds of things. Many young people eat more casually, which often leads to some gastrointestinal diseases, such as abdominal pain and diarrhea after eating. This may be caused by eating unclean things. Indeed, many people do not pay much attention to food hygiene, which may bring very great harm. Therefore, you must pay attention to hygiene when eating, especially the following matters must be paid attention to.

How to pay attention to food hygiene?

In daily life, people often have some unhygienic eating habits and behaviors, but many people have not paid attention to this, which is very bad for their health. The saying "diseases come from the mouth" is about this principle. Please pay attention to:

1. Develop the habit of washing your hands before eating. People's hands do this and that every day and touch all kinds of things. It can be contaminated with bacteria, viruses and parasite eggs. Washing your hands carefully with soap before eating can reduce the possibility of "disease entering the body through the mouth".

2. Wash fruits and vegetables before eating them raw. During the growth process, fruits and vegetables will not only be contaminated with bacteria, viruses, and parasite eggs, but also residual pesticides and insecticides. If they are not cleaned thoroughly, they may not only cause diseases but also cause pesticide poisoning.

3. Do not eat wild vegetables and fruits casually. There are many kinds of wild vegetables and fruits, some of which contain toxins that are harmful to the human body. It is difficult for inexperienced people to distinguish them clearly. Only by not eating wild vegetables and fruits casually can we avoid poisoning and ensure safety.

4. Do not eat rotten or spoiled food. When food rots and spoils, it will taste sour and bitter and give off a strange odor. This is caused by the massive reproduction of bacteria. Eating these foods can cause food poisoning.

5. Do not buy or consume low-quality food or drinks sold by street vendors. These inferior foods and beverages often fail to meet hygiene quality standards and can be harmful to health if eaten or drunk.

6. Do not drink raw water. It is difficult to tell whether water is clean with the naked eye. Clear and transparent water may also contain bacteria and viruses. It is safest to drink boiled water.

Hygiene Misconceptions

1. Like lively gatherings: During holidays, most people like to go to restaurants in groups of three or four to have a meal, or have a meal with friends and family at home, which is lively and conducive to emotional communication. Doing so is not good for health and does not conform to food hygiene. Especially during this extraordinary period, it is best to implement a separate dining system. The practice of sharing meals is a sign of responsibility and respect for the life and health of others and yourself.

2. Wrap food with white paper: Some people like to wrap food with white paper because white paper looks clean. But in fact, a lot of bleaching agents and corrosive chemical raw materials are added during the production process of white paper. Although the pulp is washed and filtered, it still contains a lot of chemical components that will contaminate food. As for using newspapers to wrap food, it is even more undesirable, because a lot of ink or other toxic substances are used when printing newspapers, which are extremely harmful to the human body.

3. Use wine to disinfect dishes and chopsticks: Some people often use white wine to wipe dishes and chopsticks, thinking that this can achieve the purpose of disinfection. Little do people know that the alcohol content used for disinfection in medicine is 75°, while the alcohol content of ordinary liquor is mostly below 56°, and liquor is different from medical alcohol after all. Therefore, wiping dishes and chopsticks with white wine cannot achieve the purpose of disinfection at all.

4. Failure to clean the rag in time: Experiments show that the number of bacteria bred on a brand new rag after being used at home for a week will surprise you; if used in a restaurant or food stall, the situation will be even worse. Therefore, before wiping the dining table with a rag, it should be thoroughly cleaned first. Rags should be boiled in boiling water and disinfected every three or four days to avoid health hazards caused by improper use of rags.

5. Wipe tableware with toilet paper: Tests have shown that many toilet papers (especially those produced by informal manufacturers) are not well disinfected. These toilet papers contain a large number of bacteria due to incomplete disinfection; even if they are well disinfected, the toilet papers will be contaminated during the placement process. Therefore, using ordinary toilet paper to wipe dishes or fruits will not only fail to wipe the food clean, but will also give the food more opportunities to be contaminated during the wiping process.

6. Use a towel to dry dishes or fruits: People often think that tap water is raw and unhygienic, so after rinsing dishes or fruits with tap water, they often use a towel to dry them. This may seem hygienic and careful, but it is actually the opposite. It should be noted that many germs often survive on dry towels.