Food Safety Information Council: If you’re leaving home for the first time, you’re probably looking forward to eating your favourite food and experimenting in the kitchen. Who knows you could even be a budding Jamie Oliver. But remember, each year an estimated 4.1 million Australians get food poisoning. So do you know how to lessen the risk that the food you prepare or buy ready to eat will make you sick with food poisoning?

You can help keep your food safe by following the four tips: Clean, Cook, Chill and Separate.

Click here to read the full advice from the Food Safety Information Council.