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Have you ever felt sick to your stomach, maybe you thought you had a stomach bug; it just might have been food poisoning.

What steps could be taken to reduce risk of acquiring a food borne illness at home and out at a restaurant?

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Food borne illness - prevention at home and in restaurants.
Have you ever felt sick to your stomach, maybe you thought you had a stomach bug? it just might have been food poisoning. What steps could be taken to reduce ones risk of acquiring a food borne illness at home and out at a restaurant?

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Here are some ideas that you could use to inform your discussion on this topic. There are also many books and websites on this topic and it is really worthwhile investigating further. The main resource used here is the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention website. Another very good resource is the brochure put out by the World Health Organization - ...

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