Foodborne Illness Foodborne illness or food poisoning is any illness resulting from the consumption of contaminated food, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food. Foodborne illnesses or food poisoning usually arise from improper handling, preparation, or food storage. Pesticides or medicines in food and naturally toxic substances. Foodborne diseases can also be caused by a large variety of toxins that affect the environment. SymptomsSymptoms of foodborne illness depend on the cause. Symptoms can range from mild to serious and can last from a few hours to several days. Common symptoms of many foodborne illnesses include: * Vomiting * Diarrhea or bloddy diarrhea * Abdominal pain * Fever * Chills | | | | Most Common Foodborne IllnessesSalmonella | | Salmonella is a bacterium that is wide spread in the intestine of birds, reptiles, and mammals. If can spread to humans by a variety of different foods. The illness causes symptoms such as fever, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after being infected. Salmonellas is usually transmitted by to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces. The food can also become contaminated by the hands of an infected food handler who did not wash hands with soap after using restroom. |
Norovirus | | Norovirus is very contagious virus that can infect anyone. You can get norovirus from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces. The virus causes the stomach or intestines to get inflames. This leads to having serious stomach pain, nausea, and diarrhea and throw up. Food becomes contaminated with norovirus when infected people who have |
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How can consumers protect themselves from foodborne illnesses?There are a few simple precautions that consumers can do to help reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses. Make sure that meats, such as red meat, poultry, and eggs are cooked thoroughly. When cooking meat use a food thermometer to measure the internal temperature of meat is a good way to be sure that it is cooked thoroughly to kill bacteria. Eggs should be cooked until the yolk is firm. When cooking with multiple types of foods to avoid cross-contamination keep foods separate from each other. Avoid cross-contaminating foods by washing hands, utensils, and cutting boards after they have been in contact with raw meat or poultry and before they touch another food. When meat is finished cooking place it on a clean platter and not the same one that was used to prepare the meat. Once dinner is over, refrigerate the leftovers as quickly as possible. Bacteria can grow quickly at room temperature, so refrigerate leftover foods if they are not going to be eaten within four hours. With larger amounts of leftovers divide it up into several smaller containers this allows the food to cool faster. | | | Overview of ProgramsProgram 1 | | To replace any placeholder text, such as this, just click it and type. Some pages in this template don’t use placeholders, so that you can easily customize the formatting and layout as needed. |
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Getting StartedWhat to Include?We know you could go on for hours about how great your business is. (And we don’t blame you—you’re amazing!) But since you need to keep it short and sweet, here are a few suggestions … “Your company is the greatest. I can’t imagine anyone living without you.” —Very smart customerFocus on What You Do BestIf you’re using this booklet for a company brochure, these middle pages are a good place for a summary of competitive benefits or some of those glowing testimonials, like the one above. You might also want to mention a few of your most impressive clients here:Big, important companyReally well-known companyVery impressive companyAdditionally, you could include a bulleted list of products, services, or major benefits of working with your company. Or just summarize your finer points in a few concise paragraphs. | | | If your business doesn’t lend itself to photos as easily as the beautiful culinary examples shown in this template, have no fear. You can just select and delete a page of photos and replace it with text using the styles provided.A picture is worth 10,000 words, but only if it’s the right one. In marketing materials, remember that any image you use—good or bad—makes a statement about your business.Don’t Forget the MissionThis is a great spot for a mission statement | |
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