Health experts are advising the public to change some of their eating habits, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. People may have to start resisting buffets, traditional ways of eating and even free food.
Free food samples are common at stores and bakeries and people can’t seem to resist. Even though the food is given out in individual samples for free, it’s still better to not take any. People just eat the food on the spot. This consumer says people talk when they shop and [could infect the food with airborne particles].
And what is wrong with this picture? The Dean of the National Taiwan University College of Public Health Chan Chang-chuan says that bakeries often give you a plate of samples and people eat them without washing their hands. He says we should stop this practice. That way people won’t eat food with unwashed hands.
The director of the National Taiwan University Institute of Food Safety and Health Chen Chia-yang says he strongly recommends avoiding buffets. That’s because people share serving utensils when they get their food. This also happens at banquets so people should switch to having individual portions served on small plates instead. Those are some tips from the experts for safer eating.