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FOOD HYGIENE

Food hygiene refers to safety and quality precautions taken to keep food safe and healthy. Food hygiene is not limited to the food cooked in our kitchens but also includes the food we buy from the market. Hence, food factories must observe certain housekeeping and hygiene standards, as any negligence in this can adversely affect the health of the consumers. Minor precau- tions while cooking or buying food can help

us avoid infections caused by unhygienic surroundings. It is not only healthy eating, but also hygienic eating that’s important for a healthy life.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

ADVERSELY: negatively CROSS-CONTAMINATION: the passing of bacteria or other contaminants from one thing to another PARAMETERS: frameworks

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