THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1994
DR ALI SAID: "DO NOT BUY
EASILY GET CONTAMINATED.
CUT FRUIT AS OPEN CUT FRUIT CAN
"WHEN CONSUMING SEAFOOD, IN PARTICULAR THE BIVALVE SHELLFISK, PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID EATING THEIR INTERNAL ORGANS AND SHOULD NOT EAT TOO MUCH AT A TIME.
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WHEN THE TOXIC RED TIDE OCCURS, THEY SHOULD AVOID EATING BIVALVE SHELLFISH,
H DR ALI URGED.
HE ALSO ADVISED PEOPLE TRAVELLING TO TROPICAL COUNTRIES TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IN CHOOSING THEIR FOODS AND DRINKS.
DR ALI CITED 10 POINTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE ΤΟ QUARD AGAINST GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASES:
* MAINTAIN A CLEAN KITCHEN;
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* CLEAN THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND KNIFE BEFORE USE, ESPECIALLY
AFTER CUTTING RAW MEAT AND POULTRY;
* USE CLEAN COOKING UTENSILS;
* WASH HANDS AFTER VISITING THE TOILET AND BEFORE PREPARING AND
EATING FOOD;
* STORE IN THE REFRIGERATOR PERISHABLE FOOD NOT MEANT FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION;
* WASH VEGETABLES THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING;
* COOK FOOD, ESPECIALLY MEAT AND SHELLFISH, THOROUGHLY BEFORE
CONSUMPTION;
* EAT HOT FOOD WHILE IT IS STILL HOT AND COLD FOOD WHILE IT IS
COLD. DO NOT LEAVE IT EXPOSED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME;
* FOOD TO BE KEPT OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE PUT IN A REFRIGERATOR
REHEATED THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING; AND
* ALL GARBAGE AND WASTE PENDING DISPOSAL SHOULD BE STORED
COVERED CONTAINER.
AND
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DR ALL STRESSED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS WOULD CONTINUE то TAKE POSITIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES THROUGH FOOD HYGIENE EDUCATION GIVEN TO LICENSEES AND STAFF IN THE FOOD TRADE.
PUBLICITY WOULD ALSO BE STEPPED UP TO DISSEMINATE HEALTH MESSAGES TO THE PUBLIC ON FOOD, PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, HE ADDED.
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