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SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1994

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WASH HANDS AFTER VISITING THE TOILET AND BEFORE PREPARING AND EATING FOOD;

STORE IN THE REFRIGERATOR

IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION;

PERISHABLE FOOD NOT MEANT FOR

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 AND REHEATED THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING; AND

ALL GARBAGE AND WASTE PENDING DISPOSAL SHOULD BE STORED IN A COVERED CONTAINER.

DR ALI STRESSED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS WOULD CONTINUE ΤΟ TAKE POSITIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISEASES THROUGH FOOD HYGIENE EDUCATION GIVEN TO LICENSEES AND EMPLOYEES 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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