Food poisoning is on the rise and the majority of people do not even know that they have been struck down with food poisoning so many cases go unchecked which leaves the door open for more people to be poisoned by the same place over time. A lot of food poisoning takes place in the HOME which is something that people do not even think about but it does happen on a regular basis and especially with items like chicken left over from the Sunday dinner.

Main Causes of Food Poisoning
Undercooking
Raw food consumed
Sick food handlers
Not cooling food properly
Cross contamination
Contaminated canned food
Food not being reheated properly
Food being cooked and left at room temperature for too long
Defrosting too quick
If you work in the food industry your responsibilities as a food handler are greater than you realize as the public are relying on purchasing food from your establishment that is safe, you must always remember that you can pass on germs when you handle food. To prevent this you should always wash your hands with soap and warm water and a quick wash will not do, a good soap around and in between your fingers is the way to get rid of the germs that find places to hide on your hands.

The obvious time to wash your hands are after using the toilet, before starting work, after breaks, after handling raw food and handling rubbish.

Never put off telling your boss about any sickness you have because your sickness could be caused by a germ and you would be taking a big risk with everyone that you come into contact with so it would be advisable to seek medical advice to be on the safe side.

Symptoms to Look Out for are:
Sick while on holiday
Diarrhoea
Vomiting
Infected sores or cuts
Family member has diarrhoea
Good Hygiene Practice List
Keep your work area and any items you are using clean.
No chewing gum, smoking or spitting when handling food.
Clean work clothes.
Wash hands at the appropriate times.
Tell your employer if you are ill.
Always use bright coloured plasters that are waterproof if you have a cut.
If medical attention is sought make sure that you mention that you work in the food industry.

How long you keep certain foods in your fridge
Vegetables
Vegetables should be kept at room temperature and not in the fridge as they can over ripe in the fridge and shrivel up. Vegetables should be consumed within 2 days as vegetables do go off very quickly.

Fruit
Bananas cannot be kept in the fridge as they tend to go black, apples can be kept in a fridge but only for a week and oranges and strawberries should be stored at room temperature.

Bread
Bread should not be kept in the fridge as it hardens the bread and bread should be kept in a bread bin or somewhere dry to keep the bread soft.

Eggs
Always keep your eggs in the back of your fridge to keep a regular temperature rather than keeping your eggs in the door as you continuously open your fridge door which changes the temperature for any food item sitting there.

Raw meat and fish
These items need to kept away from cooked and other perishable items to avoid contamination, the best place to place raw foods is the bottom of your fridge.

Cooked meat and fish
If you have leftovers they can be put into a freezer and eaten within a couple of days.

Cheese
Unopened cheese can last as long as two weeks but once opened and placed in the fridge it must be consumed within seven days.

By following these basic rules you could stop food poisoning in it’s tracks.

食物中毒數(shù)量正在上升，大多數(shù)人甚至不知道他們已經(jīng)食物中毒了，這么多案例沒(méi)有經(jīng)過(guò)查驗(yàn)，使得大門仍然敞開(kāi)著，隨著時(shí)間的推移使得更多的人在同樣情況下受到毒害。許多食物中毒發(fā)生在家里，人們甚至沒(méi)有想到這回事，但這確實(shí)經(jīng)常發(fā)生，特別是象周日宴會(huì)剩下的雞肉引起的一類食物中毒。

食物中毒的主要原因
食物未熟
生吃食物
烹飪者生病
冷藏食物不當(dāng)
交叉污染
污染的罐頭食品
重新加熱食物不當(dāng)
食品烹飪后室溫下存放時(shí)間過(guò)長(zhǎng)
解凍時(shí)間短
如果你在食品行業(yè)工作，你作為一個(gè)食品加工者的職責(zé)要比你認(rèn)識(shí)到公眾需要從你的公司購(gòu)買安全食品更為重大，你要時(shí)刻記住你加工食品時(shí)可能傳播細(xì)菌。為防止這種情況發(fā)生，你要經(jīng)常用肥皂和溫水洗手，蜻蜓點(diǎn)水式的沖洗是不行的，在手上和指間好好打上肥皂是除掉藏在你手上的細(xì)菌的好辦法。

上廁所后、開(kāi)始工作前、休息后、加工生的食品后以及處理完垃圾后都是必須洗手的時(shí)刻。

永遠(yuǎn)不要推遲報(bào)告老板你患的任何疾病，因?yàn)槟愕牟】赡苁羌?xì)菌引起的，你可能帶給要接觸的人很大的威脅，因此遵從醫(yī)學(xué)上的建議，不去冒險(xiǎn)是明智的。

需要注意的征兆:
節(jié)日期間生病
腹瀉
嘔吐
感染的傷口
家庭成員腹瀉
良好的衛(wèi)生習(xí)慣
保持工作區(qū)域和用具清潔
加工食品時(shí)不要嚼口香糖或吐痰。
清洗工作服。
適時(shí)洗手。
告訴雇主你病了。
如果你有傷口，要用防水的有鮮艷顏色的橡皮膏。
如果去進(jìn)行醫(yī)學(xué)處理，一定要提到你在食品行業(yè)工作。
某些食品冰箱內(nèi)的保存時(shí)間

蔬菜
蔬菜應(yīng)在室溫下保存，不要放在冰箱內(nèi)，因?yàn)樗鼈冊(cè)诒�箱里能過(guò)分熟化和枯萎。蔬菜要在2天內(nèi)用完，因?yàn)槭卟俗冑|(zhì)很快。

水果
香蕉不要放在冰箱里，因?yàn)樗鼈內(nèi)菀鬃兒�，蘋果可以放進(jìn)冰箱，但僅限于一周時(shí)間，桔子和草莓需要在室溫下存放。

 面包
面包不要放在冰箱里，因?yàn)樗�能夠使面包變硬，面包要放在面包柜里或干燥的地方，以保持柔軟�?/p>

雞蛋
要把雞蛋放在冰箱后面以保持恒溫，而不是放在冰箱里面，因?yàn)槟悴粩嚅_(kāi)冰箱門能夠改變存放在那里食品溫度，

生的肉和魚
這些東西需要和熟的及其它易腐爛的食品分開(kāi)，以避免污染，放置生食品的最好地方是冰箱的底部。

 熟的肉和魚
如果你有吃剩的肉和魚，把它們放進(jìn)冷凍室，并要在兩天內(nèi)吃完。

奶酪
未開(kāi)封的奶酪能保存兩周的時(shí)間，然而一旦開(kāi)封并放進(jìn)了冰箱，必須在七天內(nèi)使用。

遵循這些基本原則，你就能從半路阻止食品中毒。