Keeping Lunch Safe
A healthy lunch is also a safe lunch.
• Start with a clean counter, clean
fork or spoon, and freshly
washed hands.
• Foods that might spoil
should be carried in
an insulated bag to
keep them cold.
• To keep food cold,
use frozen bread
for sandwiches,
pack a frozen juice
box or freezer pack
with the lunch.
• Pack cold foods
directly from the refrigerator. To keep hot foods hot, use an
insulated bottle or thermos. First, fill it with
boiling water and let it stand for a few minutes.
Then empty the bottle and fill it with the hot
food.
• Only use fresh foods or leftovers
which are not more than one day old.
• Clean lunch boxes, thermal bags,
plastic containers and all utensils
every day in hot, soapy water. Do not
re-use wrappings, as they may carry
bacteria.
• Wash all vegetables and fruit well
under cold running tap water.
