Food poisoning

• Symptoms: nausea, fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, and stomach cramps
• Salmonella:

  • Untreated, eggs and pasteurised, milk, raw poultry
  • 6 to 72 hours for symptoms
  • Wash hands ,wash the fruits, cook meat thoroughly
• campylobacter:

  • Uncooked poultry, untreated water, shellfish, mushroom
  • 2 to 5 days for symptoms
  • Thoroughly cooking poultry, washing, pre-packaged salads
• E. coli, 157:

  • Raw, undercooked, poultry, raw seafood, unwashed veg
  • 1 to 3 days for symptoms
  • Wash hands after touching animals, prevent cross contamination
• Staphylococcus aureus:

  • Hand made ready to eat food, unpasteurised milk
  • 1 to 6 hours for symptoms
  • Personal hygiene, covering cuts, washing hands
• listeria:

  • Shellfish, softer cheeses, unwashed vegetables
  • Avoid cross contamination, reheat food properly, store meat correctly