Do you think it's safe to get a takeaway??

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I wouldn't normally under these circumstances but it's mine and husband's anniversary. We haven't got anything special to cook so was thinking of ordering a takeaway to cheer the kids up and have a movie night. Do you think it is safe??

Yes, it’s safe. That’s why they are open.
Here.

I would get one but would treat the outside of the takeaway containers and the bag as potentially contaminated. So dish up without touching the food with your hands, then dispose of containers and bag, wipe down surfaces, wash your own hands, good to go.

I'm having one tomorrow night.

Personally I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole at the moment sadly .

Just as safe as getting food from any shop.

I'm too afraid to get one. All I keep thinking is what if the cook coughed in it. However the government is saying it's fine

This must have been asked on here every single day this week 🙄

Relatively safe. Like most of life at the moment. Wash your hands before you eat and enjoy every mouthful

That's what I'm worried about if they've breathed or coughed on it. I was going to order a pizza but worried about packaging or them preparing it 😑

I wouldn't because you don't know if they are using new temporary staff who aren't well versed in food hygiene practices.

According to the BBC, Prof Sally Bloomfield, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says takeaways are fine as long as you decant the food, dispose of the packaging and wash your hands before eating. That's good enough for me.

Kin I'm sure alot of questions has been repeated on mumsnet doesn't mean I've seen it!!

We got Chinese the other night.

Used gloves to get the boxes out of the bag, wiped the outsides with zoflora solution. Binned the bag. Washed hands.

Plate the food up, zap each plate in the microwave for 30 seconds. Wash hands again.

Yes, just wash your hands after touching the packaging and before eating

I wouldnt. Im already funny about kitchen hygiene in food places when you can't see what theyre doing but now even more so.

I wouldn’t either.

I would, they have hygiene ratings for a reason.

However around here most have closed due to lack of custom over the last week or so, I am not happy it was hard enough to just get food anyway so a takeaway was an easy, albeit expensive, option!