When Your Meal Bites Back: Tips For Avoiding Food Poisoning
Around the world, food-borne illnesses have become increasingly common. In the United States alone, millions of people get a food-related illness each year.
“Even the healthiest foods can make a person sick if they aren’t handled, cooked or stored properly,” says Dr. Robert Berkow, editor in chief of Your Health Now, a new health magazine from the global pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. Here are some tips on how to avoid getting sick:
• Always wash hands before handling food. Illnesses are easily transferred from person to person through food. Washing hands before touching fruits, vegetables and other foods helps to kill any bacteria that may be transferred from the person’s hand to the food.
• When handling raw meat, poultry or pork, always clean up thoroughly.
Don’t just wash your hands but also clean the surfaces of cutting boards, countertops and utensils you use. The bacteria known as salmonella spreads easily on surfaces that come in contact with raw meat.
• Avoid eating undercooked food. Undercooked beef,...
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