‘Chicken Challenge’ Word Scramble
Summer holidays mean spending days outdoors and meals in the sun – but while you are having fun, there’s a chance that nasty
food poisoning bugs are doing the same! That’s why it’s important to make sure that the food you eat – especially chicken –
is carried, stored, handled and cooked properly; so that no one gets ill from a nasty bug called ‘campylobacter’.
Campylobacter can often be found in raw chicken and chicken that is not cooked thoroughly. You can’t see, smell or even taste
it, but it can make you very sick with food poisoning. Following the tips on this sheet can help avoid it.
Try our ‘Chicken Challenge’ to see if you can unscramble the words that match the picture and description. Print this out,
and don’t forget to share the clever tips you’ve learnt with family and friends. Ready, steady, go!
1. gfeirrroater
4.siwhang snadh
2.ppngiohc dbroa
5.ookc nkceich ylhguoroht
3.ntod shwa awr enkccih
6.nlcae secafrus
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Raw chicken needs to be covered and chilled on the bottom
shelf of one of these. It’s a cold place that helps keep food
fresh and safe to eat and needs to be kept at a temperature
of below 5°C. Can you check that yours is?
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This is a surface that is used to cut different types of foods.
It’s very important, to make sure that separate boards are
used for separate food types (i.e. one for vegetables and
one for meat) so you avoid cross-contamination – this is
what happens when harmful germs are spread onto food
from other food, surfaces, hands or equipment.
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This is very important for adults to follow, to make sure
they don’t splash and spread germs around the kitchen.
Answers: 1. Refrigerator, 2. Chopping board, 3. Don’t wash raw chicken, 4. Washing hands, 5. Cook chicken thoroughly, 6. Clean surfaces
Did you do well? Pass a copy to a friend, to spread the word, not the germs!
Find out more at: www.food.gov.uk/chickenchallenge
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This is something you should do before and after you eat,
and if you are helping out in the kitchen, before and after
you prepare food. Use lots of soap and warm water.
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It’s important to make sure that chicken is steaming hot all
the way through before serving. Ask an adult to cut into the
thickest part to see that that the juices run clear with no
pink or red meat.
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After all the cutting, chopping and preparing of raw chicken
is done, this must be carried out thoroughly.