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<å º« Hõey#PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞H#∞QÀÅ∞KÕÜ «∞_»O‰õÄ _®JOÕ =ÚYºO.D„HOŒ

¿Ñ ~#flq+Ü «∂Å∞=∞Oz<å º« Hõeæ#PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å∞H#∞QÀÅ∞KÕÜ «∞_®xH

À_»Ê_» å ~Ú.

uH#∞QÀÅ∞KÕ¿ã =ÚOŒ∞,Ñ ¨O_»∞¡,HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°Å∞=∞iÜ «Ú=∂Oã ¨Oå *ÏQÍLO_Õ@@∞¡

K«∂ã ¨∞HÀ"å e.

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uZÑ ¨C_»∂â ◊√„É èíOKÕã ≤#Ñ ¨O_»¡#∞,HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°eflH#∞QÀÅ∞KÕã ≤,=O_Õ=ÚOŒ∞

â ◊√„É èíOQÍHõ_»QÍe.

Ñ ¨O_»∞¡,HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°efl,=∂O™êxflH<Õ =ÚOŒ∞D„HOk"å \xŒ$+≤ìÖ ’LOK«∞HÀ"å e

uP‰õΩ‰õÄ ~°Å∞,å *ÏQÍL#fl"å \x=∂„«"Õ∞H#∞QÀÅ∞KÕÜ «∂e.Ñ ¨O_ç#,„‰õΩo§#

P‰õΩefl=Ú_» «Å∞Ñ ¨_ç,Ñ ã ¨∞Ñ ¨Ù~°OQÆ∞Ö ’L#fl"å \xH#~å Œ∞.

uHÍÜ «∞‰õÄ ~°Å∞å *ÏQÍHõxÑ ≤OKå e.Z@∞=O\„‰õΩo§#/á ê_≥·#QÆ∞~°∞ÎÅ∞HõxÑ ≤OK«

‰õÄ _» Œ∞.

u=∂Oã ¨OÑ ¨iâ ◊√„É èíOQÍLO_®e,"å ã ¨#~å ‰õÄ _» Œ∞.

uHÀ_çQÆ∞_»¡#∞h\Ö ’LOK«∞@•fi~å =∞Oz"å ,HÍ•J#flkK«∂ã ¨∞HÀ"å e.=∞Oz

HÀ_ç„QÆ∞_»∞¡ J~ÚÕ h\Ö ’=Ú#∞QÆ∞å ~Úá ê_≥·#"≥· Õ h\ÃÑ · ÕÅå ~Ú.

Section - 2 : Safe Food Procurement

Buying good quality foods is a important for healthy living as cooking and eating them are. The following points can help you buy good quality food stuffs for you and your Family:

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for freshness.uNever buy bruised or damaged fruits or

vegetables. Always buy clean fruits and vegetables and wash them thoroughly before eating.

uWhile buying fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry always check for the following? Green leafy vegetables should have fresh, clean

leaves of a good green colour. Do not buy if the leaves are wilted or yellow in colour

? Vegetables should look fresh and not show any signs of spoilage.

? Meat and poultry is clean and free of dirt.uEggs: Test the quality of egg by immersing it in clean

water. Good eggs sink and rotten eggs float in the water.

Before you buy, examine fruits, vegetables and neat

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=∞OzPÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å∞H#∞QÀÅ∞KÕÜ «Ú@

PO„ èŒ„Ñ ¨ Õâ ò á ¶êºq∞bH~ü HõO\#∞º"£∞„á È„QÍ"£∞

=∞OzPÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å∞H#∞QÀÅ∞KÕÜ «Ú@

Ãã Hõ∆<£ -3:PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å úÅ#∞ã ¨∞~°H∆ «OQÍxÅ∞=LOK«∞@

uJxfl~°HÍÅPÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞á ⁄_ç „á êO«OÖ ’,c~°∞"å Ö Ë •=ã ≤#y<≥flÅÖ ’

É èí„ŒÑ ¨~°∞ÛHÀ"å e.

uÑ ¨zÛ=∞iÜ «Ú=O_ç#PÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞q_çq_çQÍ,â ◊√„É èíOKÕã ≤#"Õ~°∞"Õ~°∞

á ê„«ÅÖ ’É èí„ŒÑ ¨~å Ûe.

u=O_ç#PÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=« ÀHõÑ ≤ÊLOKå e.

u•z#PÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å∞,„H=ÚÅ#∞Oz,ZÅ∞HõÅ#∞OzÉ èí„ŒOQÍL#fl"å (Ö Ë •)

J#flkK«∂ã ¨∂Î LO_®e.

Section - 3 : Storing Food Safely at House Hold Level

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uAlways store raw foods and cooked foods separately in clean vessels/containers.

uKeep the cooked foods covered with a clean lid.

uCheck the stored foods periodically for rodent or insect infestation.

Store all types of foods in a clean dry place such as shelves, cupboards, closed drums or cardboard boxes.

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PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞ã ¨∞~°H∆ «OQÍxÅ∞=LOK«∞@

PO„ èŒ„Ñ ¨ Õâ ò á ¶êºq∞bH~ü HõO\#∞º"£∞„á È„QÍ"£∞

PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞ã ¨∞~°H∆ «OQÍxÅ∞=LOK«∞@

Ãã Hõ∆<£ -4:ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

uÑ Ñ ¨CÅ∞,è•<å ºÅ#∞L_çHOKÕ =ÚOŒ∞ã ¨fiK«Ûù"≥∞ÿ#*Ï~°∞«∞#flh\Ö ’(~°xflOQ∑

"å @~ü)â ◊√„É èíOQÍHõ_»QÍe.

uÑ ¨O_»∞¡,HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°efl‰õΩà Ï~Ú=∞Ozh\Àâ ◊√„É èíOQÍHõ_»QÍe.

uå *ÏÑ ¨O_»¡#∞,HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°efl,=∂O™êÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞q_çq_çQÍâ ◊√„É èíOQÍ

Hõ_»QÍe.

uHÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°efl,HÀã ≤#«~å fi« Hõ_»QÆ~å Œ∞.

uHÀã ≤#HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°efl,Hõ_çyÕ JOŒ∞Ö ’LO_Õ á È+Hõ qÅ∞=Å∞«yæá Èå ~Ú.

Section - 4 : Appropriate Cooking Methods

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uAlways use clean running water to wash fruits and vegetables.

uWash raw fruits and vegetables and flesh foods separately.

uDo not wash fruits and vegetables after cutting.

uWashing fruits and vegetables after cutting results in depletion of nutrients.

A1ways wash cereals and pulses in clean, running water before cooking.

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ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

PO„ èŒ„Ñ ¨ Õâ ò á ¶êºq∞bH~ü HõO\#∞º"£∞„á È„QÍ"£∞

ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

uÑ ¨zÛ=∂O™êxfl,HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°efl,"Õ~°∞"Õ~°∞QÍâ ◊√„É èíOKÕã ¨∞HÀ"å e,"å \x

HÀÜ «∞_®xH"Õ~fi~°∞â ◊√„É èí"≥∞ÿ#Kå ‰õΩÅ#∞"å _®e.

uHÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°eflÃÑ ŒÌ=ÚHõ Å∞QÍHÀÜ «∂e.z#flz#fl=ÚHõ Å∞QÍHÀ¿ã Î JOŒ∞Ö ’LO_Õ

á È+Hõ qÅ∞=Å∞«yæá Èå ~Ú.

u„‰õΩo§#Ñ ¨O_»¡#∞/HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°eflLÑ Ü ≥∂yOK«~å Œ∞.„‰õΩo§#„á êOå xflHÀã ≤,

q∞ye#É èÏQÍxflLÑ Ü ≥∂yOKÕ „Ñ Ü «∞«flOKÕÜ «∞~å Œ∞.

Appropriate Cooking Methods

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uCut vegetables into large pieces for cooking. Very small pieces result in loss of nutrients.

uDiscard any rotten fruits / vegetable. Do not try to use them in parts.

Use clean and separate surfaces and clean knives for cutting vegetables and raw meat

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ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

PO„ èŒ„Ñ ¨ Õâ ò á ¶êºq∞bH~ü HõO\#∞º"£∞„á È„QÍ"£∞

‰õÄ ~°QÍÜ «∞Å∞

ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

uÑ Ñ ¨CÅ∞,aÜ «∞ºO,=∂Oã ¨O,HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°efl=O_»\ÏxHã Ô~·#"≥∂å Œ∞Ö ’=∂„«"Õ∞

h\xHõÅá êe.

uZÑ ¨C_»∞HÍÜ «∞QÆ∂~°efl,=∂O™êxflZ‰õΩ=QÍL_çHOK«~å Œ∞.ã Ô~·#ã ¨=∞Ü «∞O

=~°‰õΩ=∂„«"Õ∞L_çHOKå e.

u‰õÄ ~°QÍÜ «∞Å∞L_çHOz#h\xÑ ¨_»"ÕÜ «∞~å Œ∞.Ph\x~°ã ¨O(Ö Ë •)™êOÉ Ï~ü

(Ö Ë •)K«á êf«Ü «∂sÖ ’LÑ Ü ≥∂yOK«=K«∞Û.

Appropriate Cooking Methods

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uNever overcook vegetables and meat. Cook the food for the right period of time.

uDo not throw away the water used for cooking vegetables. Use it for preparing rasam / sambhar or for making chapati.

Add just the right amount of water for cooking vegetables, rice dal or meat.

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ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

PO„ èŒ„Ñ ¨ Õâ ò á ¶êºq∞bH~ü HõO\#∞º"£∞„á È„QÍ"£∞

ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

u=∂O™êxflZÑ ¨C_»∞â ◊√„É èíOQÍHõ_çy,L_çHOKå e.ã ¨iQÍL_»Hõx=∂Oã ¨OÖ ’

É ÏH©ìiÜ «∂Ñ ¨ÓiÎQÍK«xá ÈHõá ÈQÍ,Jk•xÃÑ ~°∞QÆ∞ŒÅ‰õΩÀÇ ¨ÏŒOKÕã ¨∞ÎOk.

u=O_ç#"≥O@<Õ PÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷xflfã ¨∞HÀ"å e.XHõ"Õà ◊,PqèŒOQÍ™ê茺OHÍHõ á ÈÕ

Ñ ¨iâ ◊√„É èí"≥∞ÿ#„á êO«OÖ ’xÅfiKÕÜ «∂e.

uÉ ÏQÍ=∞iyOz#á êÅ#∞=∂„«"Õ∞„å QÍe.

Appropriate Cooking Methods

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sufficient to destroy bacteria and may even encourage bacterial growth.

uAlways serve food immediately after cooking. If this is not possible, store them under hygienic conditions.

uBoil milk well before consumption

All kinds of meat should always be thoroughly cooked. Partially cooked meat may not reach a temperature

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ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

PO„ èŒ„Ñ ¨ Õâ ò á ¶êºq∞bH~ü HõO\#∞º"£∞„á È„QÍ"£∞

ã Ô~·#Ñ ¨ ŒúuÖ ’PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞=O_»∞@

Ãã Hõ∆<£ -5:Ñ ¨iâ ◊√„É èí"≥∞ÿ#h~°∞fã ¨∞HÀ=@O

u=O_»\ÏxH,„å QÆ\ÏxHZÑ ¨C_»∂h\xHõhã ¨O20xq∞ë êÅ∞â ◊√„É èí"≥∞ÿ#á ê„«Ö ’

=∞iyOKå e.

u"Õ_çKÕã ≤#á ê„«Ö ’<Õ h\xxÅ∞=LOz•xÃÑ · =« ÃÑ \Ïìe.

uã ‘™êÅÖ ’h\xxÅfiKÕ¿ã @@¡~ÚÕ "å \Ö ’h~°∞á È¿ã =ÚOŒ∞â ◊√„É èíOQÍHõ_»QÍe.

uÑ ¨OÑ ¨Ù(\ÏÑ π)Hõeæ#á ê„«#∞(Ö Ë •)á ⁄_»"≥·#¿Ç ÏO_çÖ ò Hõeæ#HõÑ ¨CÅ"Õ_çh\x

fã ¨∞HÀ=_®xHLÑ Ü ≥∂yOKå e.

uK≥\©fl,Ñ ≤Å¡ÅPÇ ¨~°O,=∞lQÆ (|@ì~ü q∞Ö ò )=O\Hxfl~°HÍÅPÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷efl

Ñ ¨Å∞K«#KÕÜ «∞\ÏxH"Õ_ç KÕã ≤ K«Ö Ï¡iÛ#h\x=∂„«"Õ∞LÑ Ü ≥∂yOKå e.

u"å @~ü Ñ ¶≤Åì~üû LÑ Ü ≥∂yã ¨∞Î#fl@¡~ÚÕ "å \x„Ñ ¨u~ÀAâ ◊√„É èíOQÍHõ_»QÍe.

Section - 5 : Consuming Safe Drinking Water

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least 20 minutes in a clean vessel.uStore boiled water in the same utensil used for boiling and cover with a

clean lid.uIf you use bottles for storing water, wash them clean before storing water

in them.

For cooking and drinking purposes, always use water that is boiled for at

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to use boiled water.

uUse only boiled water for diluting certain foods. E.g. Chutney, baby foods, buttermilk

uIf you use water filters, clean them daily.

Use a container with a tap or a cup with a long ladle

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Ñ ¨iâ ◊√„É èí"≥∞ÿ#h~°∞fã ¨∞HÀ=@O

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„ å QÆ∞h~°∞

Ñ ¨iâ ◊√„É èí"≥∞ÿ#h~°∞fã ¨∞HÀ=@O

ÃÃã Hõ∆<£ - 6 : q∞ye# PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å "å _»∞@Ö ’ *Ï„QÆ «ÎÅ∞

uJ#∞=∂#OQÍ L#fl PÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷efl, K≥_»∞"å ã ¨# =KÕÛ PÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷efl

LÑ Ü ≥∂yOK«~å Œ∞. L• : |∂A Ñ ¨\ì# „É ˇ_£.

u=ke"Õã ≤# PÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷efl LÑ Ü ≥∂yOK«~å Œ∞. HOK≥O á ê_≥·<å Wq ~ÀQÍʼnõΩ

•if™êÎ~Ú.

uq∞ye# PÇ ¨~°Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å#∞ =«"Õã ≤ LOK«∞HÀ"å e, uiy "å \x

u<å Å#∞‰õΩ#flÑ ¨C_»∞ "å \x "Õ_çKÕã ≤ =∂„«"Õ∞ fã ¨∞HÀ"å e.

uq∞ye# ~°ã ¨O, ™êOÉ Ï~ü =O\ "å \x =∞~°Å LÑ Ü ≥∂yã ¨∞Î#fl>¡Â Õ "Õ_ç KÕÜ «∂e.

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Always discard doubtful food- foods that look or smell strange. (e.g.: moldy bread)

Do not eat leftover foods. Even a small amount of contaminated food can cause illness.

To reheat all leftovers, cover and heat until hot and steaming before consumption.

Leftover Rasam, Sambhar must boil before consume.

Section - 6 : Utilization of Leftover Foods

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q∞ye# PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å "å _»∞@Ö ’ *Ï„QÆ «ÎÅ∞

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q∞ye#PÇ ¨~° Ñ ¨ •~å ÷Å"å _»∞@Ö ’*Ï„QÆ «ÎÅ∞

Ãã Hõ∆<£ -7:|Ü «∞@„Ñ ¨ Õâ ßÅÖ ’ã ¨∞~°H∆ «OQÍPÇ ¨~°Ofã ¨∞H#∞@Ö ’*Ï„QÆ «ÎÅ∞

u™ê茺"≥∞ÿ#O« =~°‰õΩ|Ü «∞@„Ñ ¨ Õâ ßÅÖ ’u#‰õΩO_®LO_ÕÖ Ï„Ñ Ü «∞uflOKå e.

XHõ"Õà ◊ u#=Åã ≤ =¿ã Î Ñ ¨zÛq,ã ¨iQÍL_»Hõxqu#~å Œ∞.

uÔ~™êìÔ~O@¡‰õΩ"≥à ıÎ "Õ_ç h\xJOk=fi=∞xJ_»QÍe.

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As far as possible try to avoid eating out. In case if it is unavoidable, do not consume raw / partially cooked foods.

Insist on getting hot, boiled water in restaurant.

Section - 7 : Food consumption at outside

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|Ü «∞@„Ñ ¨ Õâ ßÅÖ ’ã ¨∞~°H∆ «OQÍPÇ ¨~°Ofã ¨∞H#∞@Ö ’*Ï„QÆ «ÎÅ∞

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