Be careful with hot day food poisoning

During high ambient temperatures, do not leave food outside for more than one hour, always wash your hands with soap before and after processing.

Poisoning occurs by bacteria, viruses or toxins spread through food. People get sick when eating contaminated food.

Symptoms of food poisoning are often abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever. The disease progresses more severely causing massive diarrhea leading to vascular collapse, if not treated promptly, it can be fatal.

These symptoms may appear soon after eating for 30 minutes or later depending on the location of each person.

According to Dr. Tran Thanh Ba, Sai Gon General Hospital, young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weak immune systems are prone to food poisoning.

Symptoms of food poisoning are often abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, fever.

Agent causing poisoning

• Norovirus is the most common agent causing food poisoning, commonly found in fruits and vegetables.
• E. coli is usually found in raw or undercooked meat (beef, pork), raw fruits and vegetables and drinking water from swimming pools.
• Salmonella bacteria often live in animal intestines. They can be contaminated in raw or undercooked foods such as poultry and eggs.
• Shigella spreads through human feces. The disease can flare up among young children in daycare centers, from food processors without washing their hands when going to the toilet or through contaminated drinking water.
• Campylobacter bacteria are found in poultry meat, raw meats, pasteurized yogurt.

Prevention principle

Keep cold

• The freezer can inactivate most pathogenic bacteria in food. Put leftovers and unused food in the refrigerator.
• Pictures usually should not be left outside for more than 2 hours. Hot days should not leave food outside for more than one hour.

Wash

• Wash your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds before and after preparing food, touch raw food, before eating and after using the toilet.
• Wash all fruits and vegetables under running tap water before cooking, packing or eating.
• Wash all surfaces and cooking utensils before and after use.

Keep aside

• Do not expose water from raw food to other foods.
• Use dishes for separate foods, not raw and cooked foods on the same dish.
• Wash cutting before use for other foods.

Measures to handle when food poisoning at home

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