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Preventing Foodborne Illness

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The cooking utensils/surfaces should be properly cleaned and sanitized. 2011 Sep; 8(9):961-73. Food Safety Measures for Health In general, people should adopt safe food practices wherever they cook and consume food or food products (9). Raw and undercooked foods should be stored separately to avoid cross-contamination. Food Microbiol.

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Salmonella by Any Other Name: Salmonellosis in Finland & How to Prevent the Next Outbreak

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Other risk factors for Salmonella poisoning are travel to high-risk countries with poor sanitation and exposure to birds and reptiles being kept as pets. 1035–1040, 2011. [8] 1105-1113, 2011. [10] The bacteria are transmitted to our mouths from contaminated human or animal feces fecal-oral transmission). 669, 2005. [9]