A very good number of us visit any eatery and restaurant without checking out how safe and healthy the environs is talk more of how they prepare the food you want to eat and all. Some people out of hunger, ask for anything and eat anything at any restaurant and eatery.
You need to start taking anything relating to your health seriously. When they see warning on foods they consume, even when they doubt the source, they should try to seek more information elsewhere to clear any doubts they might have.
People sometimes get food poisoning by eating foods prepared by themselves at home and sometimes by eating foods at eateries and restaurants. I have seen more cases of people having food poisoning after eating foods at eateries than in their homes.
Professor of Food Science and Technology, Alfred Ihenkuronye, has said that more than 200,000 persons die of food poison in Nigeria annually. The sad thing is that, many would not even know it is food poisoning. They just look at the symptoms and try to treat that alone.
How to avoid poisonous food at Eateries and resturants
1. Read the labels on the food container: Most people are ignorant of reading what is on the pack or container of what they buy. One cannot overemphasize the importance of reading anything and everything written on food packs. When you read the labels, you get to see and read about what you are buying, the function and all that pertains to the food.
2. Make sure of the hygiene level as it affects the food
Although one cannot totally be sure of the hygiene level of a food you are buying in a restaurant or eatery, one should make effort to verify those he can. Whenever I want to buy food, I look at the environment, the food and the person that is going to serve it.
Sometimes, we cannot see what is being done to the food where it is being cooked but when we can, we should also check these things too — the neatness of the person cooking, how does he/she gets rid of sweat on their face, does the water used for cooking appear clean and things like that.
3.Insist on microwaving/heating your food
When you buy food from a eatery and would either like to eat in there or take it away in a pack, please insist that they microwave it for you.
Many people have complained about how microwave heating affect the taste and appearance of foods. Yes, this might be true but they usually don’t affect food that much, sometimes they are even unnoticeable.
4. Avoid foods displayed inside show glasses with bulb
This is a very common style in Nigeria. Avoid any food that is displayed on the show glass with bulb.
When food are stored in show glasses with light bulbs (e.g meat pie, doughnuts, samosa, spring rolls, etc), the change of making the microorganisms present multiply increases. The temperature provided by this bulb is very good for survival and multiplication of many organisms.
Avoid foods that are displayed without cover, a lot of air-borne microorganisms might have found their way into that type of food. If restaurants want to customers to see what is inside the display containers, they should use covers made of clear, transparent glass.
Please lets take note of all these tips, so we can have a good healthy life. Help yourself so God himself can help you.
more tips would come to you tomorrow on food poisoning,
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