A dedicated team of farmers, government inspectors and food processors ensure that the food is safe and of the highest quality. Careful handling of food in the home keeps it safe. Whether you are an employee in a nearby restaurant, a member of a local catering group, or preparing food for your family, the way you handle food affects the health of those who eat it. Food-borne illness is caused by eating food that contains large numbers of harmful bacteria.
Bacteria are usually odourless and tasteless.
Some are helpful and give cheese and yogurt their characteristic flavours. Others can cause serious illness. All bacteria need food, warmth, moisture and time to grow and multiply before they can cause an illness. One hundred bacteria can become one million in just 3 hours at room temperature. The temperature danger zone is between 4 C and 60 C. Bacteria grow best in this temperature range.