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12 - Safe Food and Drink for Travel
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ALWAYS wash your hands after going to the toilet, before handling food and before eating.
Eat freshly cooked food that is thoroughly cooked and is still hot.
Generally UNSAFE Foods:
Salads, uncooked vegetables, unpasteurized milk and milk products such as cheese, undercooked and raw meat, fish and shellfish. Tap water in most countries.
Generally SAFE Foods:
Beverages, such as tea and coffee, made with boiled water.
Canned or bottled carbonated beverages, including carbonated bottled water and soft drinks.
Food that has been cooked and is still hot.
Fruit that has been peeled by the traveler personally
Reduce risks from food and drink by:
Drink only water that you have boiled or treated with chlorine or iodine.
Other safe beverages include tea and coffee made with boiled water and carbonated bottled beverages with no ice.
Make sure all vegetables are cooked.
Do not eat from a buffet that has been allowed to stand for several hours at an ambient temperature.
Most germs require a damp environment to grow, so foods that are dry, such as potato chips, are usually safe.
If preparing baby formula, make sure to use a safe source of water.
If you choose to eat street food from street food vendors, follow the same food safety rules as with other foods. For example, avoid raw vegetables and eat food cooked and steaming hot.
Do not drink the tap water in countries where the tap water might be contaminated.
Hot coffee or tea should be safe if it is served steaming hot.
Pasteurized milk from a sealed bottle is usually safe to drink.
Fruit juice is only safe if you have squeezed the fruit yourself.