What is the bacteria E. coli? And how to prevent them?

Sunday, June 5, 2011

What is the bacteria E. coli? And how to prevent them?

E. coli is a type of bacteria live in the intestines of humans and animals, may be harmless, but can be of some strains of the bacteria that produce a type of poison caused a deadly disease in humans, and usually people get these bacteria after eating meat, non-cooked, or eat vegetables grown in Contaminated land.

Are four basic rules you can follow to reduce the risk of E. coli bacteria:
Personal hygiene
Food store
Food Preparation
Cooking


Personal hygiene
Always wash your hands after using the bathroom, before eating and after handling raw meat, and these preventive measures will help to stop the transfer of bacteria to the fresh food or cooked in advance.


Food store
- make sure to put the temperature of the refrigerator at the correct rate to save the food, which ranges between 0-5 degrees Celsius, always remember that bacteria grow with the high temperatures that foods must be kept always in the fridge.
- Trying to keep the bottles tightly closed and juices.
- Do not eat leftovers, which saved more than one stored for two days.
- Keep raw meat away from cooked meat.
- Store raw meat at the bottom of the refrigerator.


Preparing food for cooking
- Wash your hands thoroughly before eating.
- Dry your hands well to remember that dry and wet hands transfer bacteria more easily.
- Conservation of fish and raw meat separate from other food, including cooked food.

- Use a clean knife to cut food which knife is usually used to cut raw meat.
- Always wash vegetables thoroughly before use.
- regular cleaning of the kitchen.


Cooking
- Cooking in the correct temperature kills the bacteria. And non-food cooked well is a major cause of food poisoning. And must reach the temperature of the food during cooking to 70 degrees Celsius in a period of not less than two minutes.
- Ensure permanent cooking beef and lamb meat well this is the place to reside by the bacteria in abundance.

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