It is important to defrost safely before cooking or eating. ❄ The safest way to defrost food is in the fridge, using a dish to catch drips. If you defrost food on worktops bacteria can grow more quickly! 🚫 Once food has defrosted, eat it within 24 hours. 😋 For more food safety advice and tips visit us at @TasteofGrampian: 👇 https://www.tasteofgrampian.co.uk/tents/taste-of-grampian-eatwell-tent #VirtualTOG #ForSafeFood | Food Standards Scotland

⬇️ Why you need to stop... ❗️Defrosting food at room temperature is a bad idea because it allows bad (pathogenic) bacteria to develop, which can cause food poisoning. 🦠 Whilst bacteria will be killed by cooking, spores can be left behind which release toxins (which cannot be destroyed by heat) ⏳ Food poisoning symptoms don’t always happen immediately, so people will often blame their illness on other factors 🤢 whilst vomiting and diarrhoea are common symptoms, symptoms can also include stomach

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