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Buying Pork

Food safety tips for buying Pork.

Buy food from reliable outlets. Choose fresh pork & vacuum packed bacon & ham, plus other meat, seafood & poultry from chilled refrigerator cabinets. Make sure tongs are used when you buy ham & bacon from the deli section.

Cooked ham is a "ready to eat" product, whilst bacon must be cooked, therefore different tongs must be used.

Check "use by" date before purchase. Buy food you know you can use before the recommended "use by" date. Avoid buying damaged meat packs or vacuum packages with broken seals.

Do not buy food from chilled or frozen food cabinets which are overfilled, messy or warm.

Taking Food Home

When shopping buy chilled & frozen food last. Make sure fresh pork, other meat, seafood & poultry are well wrapped & cannot drip onto other food.

Take chilled or frozen food home as quickly as possible & put it in the refrigerator or freezer as soon as you get there.

A good idea is to keep a chilly bin or insulated food bag in your car & pack chilled & frozen food in to it.

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Storing Pork

Storing Pork & Ham

Make sure the refrigerator temperature is cold enough - it should be between 2-4°C. View more tips.

Cooking Pork

Cooking Pork

Tips and advice on how to best cook your Pork, Ham or Bacon.

Micro-organisms

Micro Organisms

Also called bacteria, bugs or germs, they are everywhere! View tips on how to avoid them.

Temperature Chart

Temperature Chart

Click here for your food safety temperature chart.

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