The health authority is bracing for a spike in food poisoning cases and urging locals to not be 'sleighed by salmonella this Christmas.' 9News
"Put it into the coolest part of your car, bring icepacks, bring eskies. When you get it home, if it's frozen put it back into your freezer or if it's fresh, take out of plastic bag put it in a bowl, cover with gladwrap and put in coolest part of the fridge," she said.
They also recommend much loved Christmas leftovers go back in the fridge within two hours, to be ready to eat in the following days.DO carry your food home in the coolest part of your car.DO use an esky or ice in a tub for drinks instead of over-crowding the fridge. DO use a thermometer when cooking poultry, minced meats, sausages and tenderised meats to check they have reached 75°C in the centre before serving.DO maintain good hand hygiene, washing your hands in warm soapy water before preparing and cooking food, and after handling eggs and raw meat, particularly poultry, burgers and sausages.
There's already been 1,000 cases of salmonella in South Australia this year and that number is set to grow.DON'T store leftovers of perishable foods on the kitchen bench.DON'T allow cooked meals to cool on the bench. As soon as steam stops rising, refrigerate or freeze in a leak proof container.
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