www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday August 29, 2008 - 11 Throw it out Tips on preventing exposure to bacteria The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) offers the following tips for preventing exposure to potentially-deadly listeria bacteria. · Keep foods out of the temperature danger zone (between 4 C and 60 C or 40 F and 140 F). Keep your refrigerator at 4°C (40°F) or colder. Refrigerate food promptly. · Thoroughly cook or boil foods such as hot dogs and poultry products until they are steaming hot. · Avoid raw, unpasteurized milk or foods made from it such as raw milk cheese. · Purchase only as much product as will be consumed in one to two days. · Wash raw vegetables thoroughly before eating. · Wash hands before, during and after handling any type of food, especially raw meat and poultry. · Clean all utensils, cutting boards and work surfaces with a mild bleach solution (five ml/one tsp. bleach per 750 ml/three cups water) before and after using. · Separate utensils for raw and cooked foods. · Follow "use by" dates, especially on packaged goods with a long shelf life. If you are pregnant or have a weakened immune system: · Avoid soft cheeses such as Brie, Camembert, feta and queso blanco fresco. · Avoid refrigerated smoked fish products unless you have cooked them, for example, in a casserole. Continued from page 10 aware of the recall and have removed any potentially-contaminated meat products. So far, inspectors have not found any recalled products still on the shelf during their visits, which is good news, Ruf said. He said the inspections would carry on at least for the rest of this week. "(The inspections) are very intensive," he said. The food safety manager stressed to residents that if they have meat in their fridge or freezer and aren't sure where it came from, they should get rid of it. "Our motto is when in doubt, throw it out," he said. On average, Halton has one to two cases of listeria per year, the health department noted. -- with files from Torstar News Service KENNEDY FORD OAKVILLE'S ORIGINAL DEALER FORD FAMILY PL AN ENDS IN 3 DAYS. Don't miss out on the Best Pricing of the year. 2008 FORD ESCAPE XLT 34 2008 FORD RANGER 38 ONLY 9 REMAINING M PG M PG MSRP $ 26,724 Family Plan $ Savings Your Price 3,774 LEASE ME FOR $ 22,950 $ 337 · · · · · Safety Pkg. Power Group Alloy Wheels V6 Automatic. Stk. #EC5987 · · · · 2.3L 4 cylinder AC AM/FM/Stereo Fuel Economy Leader · Stk. #R6092 MSRP OWN ME FOR $ 15,869 $ $ 249 Family Plan Savings Your Price 994 $ 14,925 M PG 2008 FORD ADRENALIN OWN THE COOLEST RIDE IN TOWN 2009 FORD FUSION 40 MSRP $ 43,229 $ MSRP LEASE ME FOR $ 23,619 $ Family Plan Savings Your Price 7,748 $ 35,481 $ 478 · · · · · All Wheel Drive 20" Cast Aluminum Wheels Cargo Extender Class III Trailer Tow Stk # EX6175 · 4 cylinder · Sync Hands-Free communication · Alloy Wheels · Stk. #FN6166 LEASE ME FOR $ 333 Family Plan Savings Your Price 1,982 $ 21,055 $ 2,600* QEW WYECROFT QEW @ DORVAL OAKVILLE 905.845.1646 www.kennedyford.ca All prices exclude freight and taxes, payments reflect freight and air tax as down payment. Escape $1250, Ranger $1200, Sport Trac $1250, Fusion $1300, Lease Payments are 48 months, 20,000km per year, Ranger is 60 month finance at 0%. DORVAL VA