INSIGHT Magazine Special Home Edition April 2020 | Page 15

Food safety and COVID-19
SAFE Food delivery
and curbside pick-up
SAFE Food and drink
packaging
The CDC says there is little risk of
COVID-19 transmission through food Packaging also poses little risk,
according to UAB experts
Delivery and takeout encourage
social-distancing practices Wash your hands after opening and
handling packages, recommends
Jodie Dionne-Odom, M.D., assistant
professor of infectious diseases
SAFE Sending a family member to retrieve takeout
Minimize the risk to households by
designating the same person for pickup
each time
Ensure designated person is
non-symptomatic and under the age of
60 with no chronic medical conditions
Wash hands carefully when entering
and exiting the home
Remove shoes when re-entering home
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