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Food safety - quiz

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Do you know how to avoid food poisoning? Our health quiz tests your knowledge on food safety and offers tips on safe food preparation, cooking and storage.

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Do you know how to avoid food poisoning? Our health quiz tests your knowledge on food safety and offers tips on safe food preparation, cooking and storage.

1. When shopping at the supermarket, do you check the products for their use-by date and packaging faults like dents or leaks?




2. At what point during the shopping trip would you put frozen or chilled foods into your trolley?




3. Which foods are ‘high risk’ for the growth of food poisoning bacteria




4. Do you wash your hands before handling or cooking foods?




5. Which meats should not be eaten ‘pink’ or rare?




6. How should you store your eggs at home?




7. When should you refrigerate hot leftovers?




8. Do you reheat cooked leftovers?





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Score 8 to 12:
Your score indicates that you would benefit from learning a lot more about food safety in the home. Please browse through the Better Health Channel fact sheets on food safety to learn more.

Score 13 to 18:
There is room for improvement! Please browse the Better Health Channel fact sheets on food safety for suggestions.

Score 19 to 24: Well done. Your score indicates a high level of food safety knowledge in the home.

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