What is the best way to try and fend off Salmonella?!
Bad tomatoes going around!. How do we NOT get the bacteria!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
There is no immunization against salmonellosis!.
Food handlers should always wash hands properly before and after handling food and after using the bathroom!. They should avoid preparing food at all if they have diarrhea!. In fact, if a food handler has had a Salmonella infection, it may takes several days to weeks before the bacteria is cleared from the body entirely!.
Cook food thoroughly before eating and do not place cooked food on a surface used for raw food!. Be smart at restaurants and order safe food!.
Wash fresh fruit and vegetables well and peel if possible!.
Wash hands properly after using the bathroom and before and after preparing or eating food!.
Properly compost manure before using it as fertilizer in your garden and avoid commercially-produced animal-derived inputs unless they are guaranteed to be free of harmful bacteria and viruses!.
You can help prevent salmonella infections by not serving any raw meat or eggs, and by not keeping reptiles as pets, particularly if you have very young children!. Hand washing is a powerful way to guard against salmonella infections, so it's essential to teach children to wash their hands, particularly after trips to the bathroom and before handling food in any way because they are most likely to catch the infection!.
You have many ways to help prevent salmonella bacteria from making your child sick!. Most salmonella bacteria appear in animal products and can be killed by the heat from cooking!. So it's important to make sure that your child does not eat raw or undercooked eggs, poultry, or meat!.
Because salmonella bacteria can contaminate even intact and disinfected grade A eggs, avoid serving your child poached eggs or eggs that are served sunny-side up!.
Salmonella also can be spread through cross-contamination, so when you're preparing meals, try to keep uncooked meats away from cooked and ready-to-eat foods!. In addition, it's important to thoroughly wash your hands, cutting boards, counters, and knives after handling uncooked foods!.
Some foods may contain unrecognized raw-food products and should be avoided!. Caesar salad dressing, the Italian dessert tiramisu, homemade ice cream, chocolate mousse, eggnog, cookie dough, and frostings can contain raw eggs!. Unpasteurized milk and juices also can be contaminated with salmonella!.
Fecal matter is often the source of salmonella contamination, so hand washing is extremely important, particularly after using the toilet and before preparing food!.
Take care to avoid contact with the feces of family pets - especially reptiles!. Wash your hands thoroughly after handling an animal and ensure that no reptiles are permitted to come into contact with an infant!. Even healthy reptiles (especially turtles and iguanas) are not appropriate pets for small children and should not be in the same house as an infant!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Food handlers should always wash hands properly before and after handling food and after using the bathroom!. They should avoid preparing food at all if they have diarrhea!. In fact, if a food handler has had a Salmonella infection, it may takes several days to weeks before the bacteria is cleared from the body entirely!.
Cook food thoroughly before eating and do not place cooked food on a surface used for raw food!. Be smart at restaurants and order safe food!.
Wash fresh fruit and vegetables well and peel if possible!.
Wash hands properly after using the bathroom and before and after preparing or eating food!.
Properly compost manure before using it as fertilizer in your garden and avoid commercially-produced animal-derived inputs unless they are guaranteed to be free of harmful bacteria and viruses!.
You can help prevent salmonella infections by not serving any raw meat or eggs, and by not keeping reptiles as pets, particularly if you have very young children!. Hand washing is a powerful way to guard against salmonella infections, so it's essential to teach children to wash their hands, particularly after trips to the bathroom and before handling food in any way because they are most likely to catch the infection!.
You have many ways to help prevent salmonella bacteria from making your child sick!. Most salmonella bacteria appear in animal products and can be killed by the heat from cooking!. So it's important to make sure that your child does not eat raw or undercooked eggs, poultry, or meat!.
Because salmonella bacteria can contaminate even intact and disinfected grade A eggs, avoid serving your child poached eggs or eggs that are served sunny-side up!.
Salmonella also can be spread through cross-contamination, so when you're preparing meals, try to keep uncooked meats away from cooked and ready-to-eat foods!. In addition, it's important to thoroughly wash your hands, cutting boards, counters, and knives after handling uncooked foods!.
Some foods may contain unrecognized raw-food products and should be avoided!. Caesar salad dressing, the Italian dessert tiramisu, homemade ice cream, chocolate mousse, eggnog, cookie dough, and frostings can contain raw eggs!. Unpasteurized milk and juices also can be contaminated with salmonella!.
Fecal matter is often the source of salmonella contamination, so hand washing is extremely important, particularly after using the toilet and before preparing food!.
Take care to avoid contact with the feces of family pets - especially reptiles!. Wash your hands thoroughly after handling an animal and ensure that no reptiles are permitted to come into contact with an infant!. Even healthy reptiles (especially turtles and iguanas) are not appropriate pets for small children and should not be in the same house as an infant!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I try very hard to know where my veggies are grown!. I avoid many places because they either are known to be careless or they actually fertilizer with human fecal!.
I see Mexico on the list, when we live in El Paso I never bought produce on Mexico it was know to be contaminatedWww@FoodAQ@Com
I see Mexico on the list, when we live in El Paso I never bought produce on Mexico it was know to be contaminatedWww@FoodAQ@Com
By avoiding any tomatoes that aren't grown in your own backyard!.
I had tomatoes on my Subway sandwich at noon and THEN read that salmonella is being transmitted on them AFTER lunch!. !. !.great timing, huh!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
I had tomatoes on my Subway sandwich at noon and THEN read that salmonella is being transmitted on them AFTER lunch!. !. !.great timing, huh!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Support US agriculture where food safety standards actually mean something!.
(As of yet, they have not traced the source of the tomatoes, but my money is on Mexico!.)Www@FoodAQ@Com
(As of yet, they have not traced the source of the tomatoes, but my money is on Mexico!.)Www@FoodAQ@Com
heat the food really well, and refrigerate the leftovers!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Guess we have to cook all our tomatoes now!Www@FoodAQ@Com