Your food safety checklists

Your food safety checklist

8 to 12 months
Article
Aug 16, 2024
1 min

Keep these instructions handy on your mobile or printed. This checklist will help you shop, store, cook and reheat your baby's food safely.

Follow these top tips for safe and healthy eating for the entire family

Baby Food Preparation and Storage | Nestlé Baby & me

Sources

Altkorn B, Rider G, Chen X, and Stool D. (2014) Other Significant Hazards: Food-Related Choking. In: Motarjemi Y. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Food Safety, Volume 3, pp. 110-116. Waltham, MA: Academic Press.

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