According to the U.S center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne illnesses each year.

1. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with a soap before and after handling any raw food. Wash your hands after going to toilet or changing a diaper.

2.Throw away food that is cloudy , has an off odor. Throw away food from leaking container. Throw away food that changes color and shape over a period of time.

3.Use separate chopping boards to prepare raw meat and fish. This is will avoid contaminating ready- to- eat food with harmful bacteria that can be found in raw food.

4.Do not wash raw meat, fish, or poultry. Bacteria in raw food can be spread to other foods and surfaces . It can cause cros- contamination.

5.Do not thaw the food at room temperature or using a hot water. The safest way to defrost meet and poultry is to keep it in refrigerator at temperature between 34-40 F or using microwave , or cold running water.

6.Cool leftovers quickly ( within 90 minutes) and store it in fridge or freezer. Eat any leftovers from fridge within 2 days.