The document issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), specifically the Office of Women's Health, aims to educate individuals about the importance of food safety at home, and how to avoid food poisoning. The document confirms that contaminated food can cause illness even if it looks and smells good and that germs are the main cause of food poisoning.

Four basic steps to avoid food poisoning:

The document mentions four basic steps that we must follow to protect ourselves and our families from food poisoning:

Clean - This means we must wash our hands, surfaces and tools used in the kitchen well.

Keep apart - We must separate raw and cooked foods to prevent the spread of germs.

Cook - This means we must cook food until it reaches a temperature sufficient to kill germs.

Chill - We must cool cooked food and food that we will not use immediately to prevent germs from growing in it.