Common Sources Of Food Poisoning

Cross-Contamination

Food handling and cross-contamination is another common origin of food poisoning. Most individuals are familiar with such contamination at home such as touching raw meat and other foods without washing your hands first. You might also do so by cutting raw meat on a cutting board followed by cutting other foods on the same cutting board, again, without first washing the cutting board. Sadly, this type of contamination can happen at any point during the supply chain process. It can occur at the processing facility, during transport, at the supermarket, in a restaurant, at a school and many other places. The best prevention methods are to wash your hands regularly, particularly when handling raw meat and poultry, and always washing food like fruits and vegetables before eating.

Continue reading to reveal yet another common source of food poisoning.