WHAT TO DO ABOUT FOOD POISONING
Whether it was down to that dodgy restaurant meal or a home-cooking disaster, our expert advises on the best treatments and how to prevent it
DID YOU KNOW?
Water droplets from washing poultry under a tap can travel more than 50cm in every direction. And only a few campylobacter cells are needed for food poisoning
Food poisoning is caused by food contaminated by bacteria – the most common of which are campylobacter, which are usually found on raw or undercooked meat (especially poultry) and unpasteurised milk. The other main bacteria are salmonella – found in undercooked meat, raw eggs, milk and other dairy foods – and E. coli, found in undercooked beef, soil attached to vegetables and unpasteurised milk.