
In summary: What steps
can I take to fight germs?
The invisible enemy, bacteria (bac),
can make you and those you care about
sick. But you have the power to “Fight
Bac!
”
™ and keep your food safe from
harmful bacteria.
The four steps to Fight BAC! are:
1. Clean: Wash hands and surfaces often.
Bacteria can spread throughout the
kitchen and get into cutting boards,
utensils, sponges and counter tops.
✱ Wash your hands with hot soapy
water before handling food and after
using the bathroom, changing
diapers and handling pets.
✱ Wash your cutting boards, dishes,
utensils and counter tops with hot
soapy water after preparing each
food item and before you go on to
the next food.
2. Separate: Prevent cross-contamina-
tion. Cross-contamination is the word
for how bacteria can spread from one
food product to another. This is espe-
cially true when handling raw meat,
chicken, turkey and fish. So keep these
foods and their juices away from fruits,
vegetables and cooked foods.
✱ Separate raw meat, chicken, turkey
and fish from other foods in your
grocery shopping cart and in your
refrigerator.
✱ Use different cutting boards for raw
meats and for all other foods.
✱ Never place cooked food on a plate
that held raw meat, chicken, turkey
or fish.
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Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program Keeping Food Safe 2005
Prevent food poisoning — Fight BAC!™
Adapted with permission from “Fight Bac”™ (1998), Partnership for Food Safety Education: www.fightbac.org
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