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    Oh my God, eating seaweed rice can also cause food poisoning?

    • Last Update: 2021-11-11
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Last week, a restaurant in South Korea suffered from collective food poisoning caused by eating laver rice, and 34 people suffered from vomiting, high fever, diarrhea and other related symptoms
    .
    Among them, a woman in her 20s died unfortunately after being sent to the emergency department for medical treatment, and Salmonella and pathogenic E.
    coli were detected from other patients
    .
    This vicious incident of death caused by eating laver rice has aroused widespread public concern
    .
     
    In fact, such incidents are not alone, and they are not limited to South Korea
    .
    Not long ago, a woman was infected with Salmonella caused by eating a lot of sushi in Guangdong, China
    .
     
    Food sources that cause food poisoning
    Food sources that cause food poisoning
    Salmonella and pathogenic E.
    coli are common pathogens, and food poisoning is more common in summer and autumn
    .
    Common foods that cause Salmonella and pathogenic E.
    coli include meat (poultry and livestock are contaminated during slaughter or transportation), eggs (common on the surface of raw eggshells), milk (milk expressed by cows infected with Salmonella), and Its products, cold dishes, seaweed rice and so on
    .
     
    The above incidents may be due to the fact that the merchant came into contact with some infected ingredients during the production process, such as the surface of raw eggshells, and did not pay attention to the cross-infection of bacteria caused by hand hygiene, resulting in food poisoning caused by customers eating laver rice, sashimi, etc.
    Phenomenon
    .
     
    Simply put, any food that is eaten without heating has a higher risk
    .
    Especially when eating out in summer and autumn, cold dishes, cold dishes, sashimi, etc.
    are all high-risk foods
    .
     
    Symptoms of infection
    Symptoms of infection
    The most common clinical symptoms of infection with Salmonella and pathogenic E.
    coli food poisoning are nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, common watery stools, a few with mucus or blood, and elevated body temperature up to 38-40℃
    .
    Severe Salmonella infection can cause sepsis, and severe pathogenic E.
    coli infection can cause hemolytic uremic disease
    .
     
    Precaution
    Precaution
    Thoroughly heating food to kill pathogenic bacteria and prevent cross-contamination are effective measures to prevent food poisoning by pathogenic bacteria.
    Following the "Five Keys to Food Safety" recommended by the World Health Organization can effectively prevent the invasion of Salmonella and pathogenic E.
    coli
    .
     
    When dining out, you must pay attention to food safety and keep your dining invoices or receipts
    .
    In the unfortunate event of diarrhea, vomiting and other symptoms, seek medical attention as soon as possible, keep medical records, laboratory reports and other vouchers, and promptly call the food supervision department's complaint and report hotline 12331 for complaints and reports, so that law enforcement officers can collect evidence in time
    .
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