Tips for buying packaged/canned/bottled foods:
General Tips on Food Safety While Buying Food
- Deflated packets (with less air), suspended impurities, dented, bulging, and leaking packets/cans.
- Packets having contents with putrid smell, brine/ syrup, or which look cloudy/ bubbly or slimy.
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| Tips for buying packaged canned bottled foods |
- If food is spoiled or looks doubtful, it is best to throw it away immediately and wash the container thoroughly. Never taste such doubtful food to check if it is spoiled. Eating even a small amount of spoiled food can be a health hazard.
- Do not purchase products marked as 'Keep refrigerated', 'Keep chilled' or 'Keep frozen' that have not been stored under adequate refrigeration.
- Take food that needs refrigeration home quickly and place it in the refrigerator or freezer promptly.
- While shopping, pick perishable foods (milk, fresh meat, fish or frozen packs) last to avoid spoilage.
- Separate raw meat, poultry, seafood, and eggs from other foods in your grocery shopping cart/grocery bags.