| Food poisoning comes from eating foods that contain | | | | with toxic bacteria, you may experience diarrhoea, |
| germs like bad bacteria or toxins, which are poisonous | | | | abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting within 24-48 |
| substances. Bacteria are all around us, so mild cases | | | | hours. Typically these symptoms go away in a day or |
| of food poisoning are common. You may have had | | | | two. In most cases, the condition is not serious and will |
| mild food poisoning — with diarrhea and an upset | | | | get better once your immune system gets the better |
| stomach — but your mom or dad just called it a | | | | of the infection. |
| stomach bug or stomach virus. | | | | Drink plenty of water. If you're suffering from vomiting |
| Keeping food safe is the first step to better health. | | | | or diarrhea, you're losing a lot of fluid. You'll need to |
| Food borne illnesses will occur when food safety | | | | replace this to avoid dehydration. Plain tap water |
| measures are not taken. Hygiene is an important | | | | should be enough - you can dechlorinate it by leaving |
| factor in food safety. Wash your hands before and | | | | your glass for an hour, the chlorine will evaporate. |
| after preparation of meals. Cross contamination is also | | | | The food is prepared. When someone who has |
| an important factor to consider. Do not let meat, | | | | germs on his or her hands touches the food, or if the |
| poultry and seafood come into contact with other | | | | food touches other food that has germs on it, the |
| foodstuffs. This may cause cross contamination. | | | | germs can spread. For example, if you use the same |
| Always keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. | | | | cutting board for chopping vegetables and preparing |
| It's one thing to get food poisoning from something in | | | | raw meat, germs from the raw meat can get on the |
| your fridge, but imagine how many people could get | | | | vegetables. |
| sick if a restaurant served food that had these bad | | | | Replace electrolytes. If you're losing a lot of nutrients |
| germs in it. When that happens, people from the health | | | | through dehydration, you can buy an electrolyte |
| department might get involved and try to figure out | | | | solution from a pharmacy to replace them. This should |
| what happened and make sure everyone gets the | | | | improve recovery time. |
| medical care they need. | | | | Always wash your hands before and after preparing |
| Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating foods | | | | foods. Never serve cooked meat on the same plate |
| that have harmful organisms in them. These harmful | | | | or tray that you had it on when raw - make sure the |
| germs can include bacteria, parasites, and viruses. | | | | resident BBQ expert is given a clean plate to place the |
| They are mostly found in raw meat, chicken, fish, and | | | | finished product on. Also thoroughly clean knives and |
| eggs, but can spread to any type of food. They can | | | | cutting boards. |
| also grow on food that is left out on counters or | | | | Eat plain foods if you get hungry, such as plain boiled |
| outdoors or is stored too long before you eat it. | | | | white rice. |
| When you eat or drink something that is contaminated | | | | |