How can I be sure barbecued food is cooked properly?

The Food Standards Agency recommend you follow these simple BBQ rules for maximum enjoyment.

• Wait until the charcoal is glowing red, with a powdery grey surface, before you start to cook.
• Make sure frozen food is properly thawed before you cook it.
• Turn the food regularly, and move it around the barbecue, to cook it evenly.
• Check that the food is piping hot all the way through.
• Make sure there isn't any pink meat left in poultry, pork, burgers, sausages and kebabs, and that any juices run clear.
• Keep raw meat away from other foods. It can contain food poisoning bugs, so if it touches food that has already been cooked or is ready to eat (such as salad and burger buns), the bugs can spread on to that food. Here's how you can stop the bugs spreading:
• Stop raw meat from touching or dripping onto other food.
• Wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw meat.
• Use separate utensils for raw and cooked meat.
• Never put cooked food on a plate or surface that has been used for raw meat (unless it has been washed thoroughly).
• Don't put raw meat products next to cooked or partially cooked meat on the barbecue.
• Don't add sauce or marinade to cooked food if it has already been used with raw meat.