UK: Don’t make your mealtime a horror story - (Food Standards Agency)
June 9, 2008 – 8:08 pmCases of salmonella and campylobacter food poisoning are set to soar to over 120,000 in just three months this summer. The Agency’s latest food hygiene campaign, ‘GermWatch’ aims to combat the rise in food poisoning cases, which double during the summer months and cost the economy, in England and Wales, upwards of £1.5 billion a year.
A recent FSA survey also showed that three-quarters of the public had never heard of the most common form of food poisoning campylobacter. The survey also found:
*89% of people dont store raw meat properly
*63% of people dont wash their hands after handling raw meat or fish
Dr Andrew Wadge, Chief Scientist at the Food Standards Agency said: ‘With enough cases of salmonella and campylobacter to fill Wembley stadium in just three months, this summer might be pretty unpleasant for some people. Even worse, it could prove fatal for vulnerable groups such as the elderly. Despite […]
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