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Food Safety:
Keeping food safe is the first step to better health. Food borne illnesses will occur when food safety measures are not taken. Hygiene is an important factor in food safety. Wash your hands before and after preparation of meals. Cross contamination is also an important factor to consider. Do not let meat, poultry and seafood come into contact with other foodstuffs. This may cause cross contamination. Always keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
In case of a power outage, perishable foods should not be held above 40 degrees for more than 2 hours. If the power outage is two hours or less, there is no reason for concern. Discard items that were kept out longer. Food must be kept refrigerated below 40 degrees Fahrenheit and frozen food must be kept at or below temperature of 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep refrigerator door closed as much as possible.
A solution of 1-teaspoon chlorine bleach to a quart of water can be used as a disinfectant, if vessels have been contaminated. This should be used after the vessels have been cleaned with hot water and soap.
Food Poisoning:
Primarily microorganisms cause food poisoning, or food-borne illness. Microorganisms often go undetected. Microorganisms multiply rapidly at temperatures between 5 and 63 degrees. Temperatures above 70 degrees kill the microbes. Bacteria may die at lower temperatures, but they may also survive and thrive once they return to warm conditions. This is why we are always told to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold.
The most serious types of food poisoning are due to bacteria. When the conditions are right, a bacterium can multiply up to 4 million or more in 8 hours. Hygiene is the key to prevent food poisoning. Wash your hands before, after and during preparation of meals. Discard leftovers that have been kept outside at room temperature.
Special attention must be given to elderly people, sick people, people with weaker immune systems and infants, as they are more vulnerable to food poisoning.
Food Poisoning Symptom:
Food poisoning symptom includes:
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Sometimes diarrhea
Food poisoning symptom can be seen as early as four hours after eating contaminated food or twenty-four hours after eating contaminated food. Food poisoning symptom is seen quickly in younger children than in adults. Children have a smaller body mass than adults and are more likely to suffer serious food poisoning symptom.
Food Poisoning Treatment:
Bacteria and other microorganisms cause food poisoning. There is no way to prevent food poisoning after ingestion of contaminated food. The key is to avoid eating such foods. The best food poisoning treatment is to let it run its course. The body has two ways to get rid of contaminated food: diarrhea and vomiting. Vomiting does not prevent food poisoning. But once the body is void of the contaminated food, the food poisoning will be over.
Another aspect of food poisoning treatment is to prevent dehydration. Loss of fluids is serious in food poisoning. Thus the fluid intake must be replenished at regular intervals.
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