Is Your Kitchen Making You Sick?

You slap on hand sanitiser and stick to the five-second rule … most of the time. In short, you do your best to keep the kitchen clean—and your family healthy. But are there areas of food safety where you might be slipping up? Believe it or not, it’s estimated that 30 per cent of all food poisoning cases begin in the home, according to the Food Safety Information Council—so no more pointing the finger at dodgy takeaway joints. To learn what we’re doing right (and wrong), we sent food preparation expert and former restaurant inspector Mark Nealon to uncover the most common kitchen mistakes you may not even know you're making.

Sep 6, 2012