Beware of five types of food poisoning in summer

The temperature is high in summer and the bacterial reproduction rate is high. Many foods are easy to spoil even if they are kept in the refrigerator. If you eat spoiled food, it will cause food poisoning. Moreover, some foods are contaminated or contain toxins, and the chance of poisoning is higher if eaten in summer. Experts point out: Be wary of five types of food poisoning in summer.

Warning 1: Poisoning from eating undercooked food

Many foods contain a large number of bacteria. If the food is not heated to a high enough temperature, the pathogenic microorganisms or harmful enzymes in the food cannot be effectively killed or destroyed, which will eventually lead to food poisoning.

Warning 2: Poisoning caused by bacterial growth

Food poisoning caused by eating leftovers is still quite common. Experts say that summer is hot and the temperature is high. If leftovers are left for too long and are not heated thoroughly before eating, it is easy to cause bacterial food poisoning.

Warning 3: Refrigerator poisoning caused by bacteria contamination

We know that if a refrigerator is used for too long and is not cleaned and disinfected in time, it is easy to breed bacteria, which will cause the stored food to be contaminated by bacteria and cause food poisoning after eating.

Warning 4: Poisoning from eating wild vegetables and mushrooms

Accidental ingestion of certain plants that contain toxic ingredients. Such as poisoning caused by wild vegetables, wild mushrooms, etc. When traveling to mountainous areas in the summer, you will often encounter wild vegetables, wild mushrooms and other wild plants. Since tourists cannot distinguish which ones are poisonous and which ones are non-toxic, they can easily be poisoned if they eat them by mistake.

Warning 5: Food poisoning caused by contamination

During the processing of food, it is contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms and multiplies in large numbers, causing food spoilage and poisoning. For example, last week more than a dozen residents in our city suffered from food poisoning after eating soy products sold in a large supermarket. According to a relevant person in charge of the Beijing Food Hygiene Supervision Institute, the cause of the soy product poisoning incident was that the soy product manufacturer rebuilt the original factory building and the tofu production site was a temporary processing point that did not have the processing conditions, thus causing food contamination. Food poisoning may cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever.

Summer is hot, so it is best to buy food produced on the same day. Cook only as much as you want to eat, and it is best not to have leftovers. Food stored in the refrigerator must be reheated before eating. Especially when the rainy season comes, wild vegetables and wild mushrooms in the suburban mountains are growing vigorously. If you don’t understand the situation, don’t pick them casually, let alone eat them, so as to avoid food poisoning. If food poisoning occurs, take action as soon as possible.