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Food poisoning
what is it?
outbreaks
Strategies to prevent food poisoning
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Food poisoning
Illness from consuming food that contains a harmful
substance, harmful micro-organisms or their toxins. Approximately 5.4 million cases per year in Australia*. Common symptoms: stomach aches vomiting diarrhoea fever. Can result in long-term diseases and death. Often caused by food that looks, smells and tastes normal.
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*Based on research by OzFoodNet, released by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing in 2003.
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organisms.
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Chemicals
Chemicals in the home include those used:
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Natural toxins
Toxins are poisonous substances produced by
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Foreign matter
Foreign matter can:
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Organisms
The organisms that can make us sick include:
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Washing hands and nails thoroughly with warm, running water and soap
We should wash our hands:
before eating, preparing or handling food between handling raw meat, poultry and seafood, and
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Bacteria die
Bacteria grow
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We need to: keep cooked food at 60C or above until served refrigerate or freeze food that is to be prepared well in advance and reheat until steaming hot before serving cook or reheat packaged food strictly in accordance with any directions on the label.
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We need to: take cold groceries home to the refrigerator quickly as possible keep chilled and frozen food cold if it will be a long time before it can be placed in a refrigerator or freezer store cold food at 5C or less keep cold food in the refrigerator as much as possible thaw frozen food in the refrigerator or microwave store and handle cold food according to any directions on the label check the temperature of the refrigerator regularly.
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