Pets are not allowed in restaurants and should not be around the food preparation area in the home. Be sure to wash your hands well after handling pets. Shopping Always buy government inspected meat and poultry and pasteurized milk. Raw milk was associated with over 40 reported cases of human disease in Manitoba in 1988. Buy only fresh, clean eggs with no cracks.
Bacteria can enter an egg through a crack.
If an egg becomes cracked, be sure to use it in a dish that will be cooked thoroughly. Purchase only enough eggs for one or two weeks at a time. Keep eggs in the carton on the refrigerator shelf where it is colder than in the door. Avoid buying dented, rusted or bulging cans. Bacteria can enter the food through the tiniest of holes or cracks.