FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND FOOD SAFETY
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Canned foods
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Eggs
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Undercooked chicken
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Undercooked beef
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most cases of E. coli food poisoning occur after eating undercooked beef (particularly mince, burgers and meatballs) or drinking unpasteurised milk. The incubation period for food poisoning caused by E. coli is typically one to eight days. The symptoms usually last for a few days or weeks.
Detailed explanation-2: -coli (STEC) is a bacterium that can cause severe foodborne disease. Primary sources of STEC outbreaks are raw or undercooked ground meat products, raw milk, and faecal contamination of vegetables.
Detailed explanation-3: -E. coli, a germ often found in raw ground beef, causes many foodborne illnesses each year. Hamburgers made from ground beef are often the source of these germs. These germs can make people sick if burgers are undercooked (not cooked to a high enough temperature to kill the germs).
Detailed explanation-4: -Foodborne pathogens, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), can be found on raw or undercooked chicken, as well as other meat and poultry products. E. coli are a large and diverse group of bacteria.