Camping outdoors can pose risk for food poisoning. The best and only way to prevent this condition is proper food storage and preparation. There are several types of food poisoning, including botulism, campylobacter, cholera, clostridium perfringens, and cryptosporidiosis. Each type is associated with different types of foods. For example, botulism is associated with canned foods, […]
Why Microbiological Testing is required for Food Products?
The contaminated food can lead to food poisoning and to ensure the food safety, the analysis of food is extremely important. Food contamination occurs due to viruses, bacteria, metals or chemicals. Food poisoning is generally caused due to bacterial contamination. The classes of Bacteria associated with food poisoning are E coli, Staphylococci, Salmonella, Clostridium, Campylobacter, […]
Notification of food poisoning
The Food Authority may, by notification, require registered medical practitioners carrying on their profession in any local area specified in the notification, to report all occurrences of food poisoning coming to their notice to such officer as may be specified.