During a viral epidemic, we always run the risk (even if it is low) of infect their respiratory tract by going to buy or consume a food that would have been affected by a carrier of the virus.
National Health Security Agency published a list of precautions to take to do your shopping while limiting the risks of spreading the Covid-19. She added simple hygiene rules to follow at home with the products purchased, especially fresh products.
8 hygiene tips and rules for shopping during the epidemic
- We don’t do our shopping and you don’t cook for the whole family if you yourself are touched.
- Before going out, we take our own bags to avoid the baskets of the store and we wash our hands with hydroalcoholic gel.
- During the races, we respect the distance of 1.5 m with any other person and their face is not touched.
- Returned home, we wash our hands again.
- We let your shopping rest for three hours except the costs that are put in the refrigerator without their packaging because they may have been contaminated by soiled hands.
- We wash our hands after handling packaged products.
- Unpackaged products are wiped with a paper towel or a damp cloth.
- We rinses fruits and vegetables with clean water, it’s enough. No detergent or bleach.
Note: exposed to 65 ° C and above for 4 minutes, the virus is destroyed. All cooking methods destroy viruses. The bread is baked at a high temperature. It is not contaminated unless it has been handled by a sick person. We therefore prefer wrapped breads.