- Children and adults should wash hands before eating.
- Tongs and spoons should be used for serving food.
- All food served to the table or individual plates should be discarded, and not served again later.
- Any food not served from the kitchen can be covered and refrigerated, then reheated and served later. Food already reheated cannot be heated again – for example, a curry cooked the night before and refrigerated, then reheated and served the next day in the setting cannot be reheated again and served later.
- Children should not share bowls or utensils, or eat from each other’s plates or cups.
- Food dropped on the floor should not be eaten.