| Food poisoning results when you eat food | | | | them home immediately, and avoiding contact |
| contaminated with bacteria or other pathogens such | | | | between raw foods (like meat) and other foods. |
| as parasites or viruses. Your symptoms may range | | | | Furthermore, cleanliness is extremely important. After |
| from upset stomach to diarrhea, fever, vomiting, | | | | going to the bathroom, it is important wash hands. Also, |
| abdominal cramps and dehydration. Most such | | | | before working with uncooked foods, it is crucial to |
| infections go undiagnosed and unreported. | | | | wash hands before and after handling them. Also, |
| Food poisoning has become a way of life for those | | | | people can take a number of steps when actually |
| that enjoy the taste of new types of food. The good | | | | cooking their food to avoid food poisoning. When |
| chances of getting indigestion does not prevent them | | | | cooking meat, they should use a meat thermometer to |
| from searching for exotic restaurants where they can | | | | measure the temperature of the meat. Also, eating |
| devour large quantities of strange and delicious food. | | | | leftovers within four days is a good precaution. Finally, |
| Until severe food poisoning occurs and a hospital stay | | | | not leaving food out for more than two hours also |
| is had, the experimental eater will continue playing | | | | helps ensure that it does not spoil. |
| roulette with new types of food. | | | | Always wash your hands and everything else that |
| These can vary, depending on the cause but most | | | | comes in contact with food. This includes utensils, |
| common symptoms are vomiting„ abdominal pain | | | | cutting boards, countertops, table ware, and cook |
| and diarrhea. However symptoms may also include | | | | ware. Wash hands with warm water for at least 20 |
| fevers and chills, be as non descript as weakness and | | | | seconds before handling food, after handling uncooked |
| exhaustion. or as tangible as bloody stools, dehydration | | | | meat/produce and wash between preparing each |
| and muscle aches. | | | | type of food. Separate raw foods from other kinds of |
| In most cases, food poisoning is a one-off thing. | | | | food and use a separate cutting board for meat and |
| Someone left the meat out of the fridge for too long. | | | | vegetables. Do not use the same utensils or dish ware |
| The food was contaminated during processing. One of | | | | with uncooked or other foods. Keep it out of the |
| the ingredients went bad, and was added to the dish | | | | danger zone (40 F and 140F) by cooking it thoroughly. |
| unnoticed. There are many causes for food spoilage, | | | | Liquid dairy products like milk and crème should |
| but they are usually not consistent. In other words, | | | | always be pasteurized or treated in a way to stop |
| don’t expect that since you got food poisoning | | | | outbreaks of staphylococcus infections that can add |
| from the left-overs last week, that you will get sick | | | | to the growth of bacteria in raw milk before it is heat |
| every time you eat left-overs. | | | | treated. This can also apply to cheese and ice cream. |
| Although food poisoning is such a complex problem, | | | | Canned meats have also been believed to caused |
| there are many means by which people can prevent it. | | | | outbreaks of staphylococcus infections so it is |
| When shopping, they can avoid purchasing packages | | | | important to make sure that they are sealed properly |
| that appear open or torn, waiting until the end of their | | | | and that they are sterilized right. |
| shopping trip to buy frozen or cold items and taking | | | | |