National Food Safety Week took place from June
7th to 13th and is an annual event held to
promote the importance of good food hygiene in the home.
Approximately 5.5 million people are affected by food poisoning
each year. Food poisoning is caused by a number of factors,
including not cooking thoroughly and cross contamination. Another
contributing factor is dirty ovens and barbecues particularly in
the summer months.
Food particles stuck to the grill become charred, and research
shows that charred food may contain cancer-causing agents. Plus,
bacteria can also grow in those food particles. It is imperative
that ovens and barbecues are properly cleaned.
Campylobacter causes the greatest number of cases of foodborne
illness in the UK each year. There were about 55,000 reported cases
of campylobacteriosis in the UK in 2008.
Food hygiene in the home is particularly important during the
summer months, when levels of food poisoning soar. There are around
120,000 extra cases of illness recorded across the UK when the
weather is warmest.
Bob Martin, a food safety expert at the FSA, said: "Avoiding
cross-contamination is extremely important, that is preventing
bacteria from spreading between foods and from contaminated
surfaces or utensils. Never use the same chopping board for raw
meat and ready-to-eat foods without washing the board and knife
thoroughly first."
OvenClean, the UK's original and most successful oven cleaning
specialist uses a unique environmentally friendly cleaning system,
which rids ovens and barbecues of germs.
Julian Minwalla, Chief Executive of OvenClean, says: "The system
that OvenClean uses is 100 percent caustic free and ensures a safe,
hygienic and fume-free environment meaning appliances are safe to
use as soon as the cleaning job is complete.
"Having a clean oven and barbecue also ensures a better cooking
experience as a clean grill means less food gets stuck when
cooking. So, for a variety of reasons and to beat those bugs, it's
really important to clean the grill.
"OvenClean can remove grease, fat and burnt on carbon deposits
in around two hours from ovens, hobs, microwaves, BBQs and
Agas."
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