Food Poisoning and Safe Food Handling - What Increases Your Risk
People at increased risk of becoming ill with food poisoning and of having more severe symptoms include:
- Pregnant women.
- Young children.
- Older adults.
- People with an impaired immune system, such as people who have diabetes.
Factors that increase your risk for developing food poisoning include:
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- Eating or drinking unpasteurized juices, raw sprouts, unpasteurized milk, and milk products made from unpasteurized milk, such as certain soft cheeses.
- Eating raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs, fish, and shellfish (clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels).
- Eating or drinking food that has been contaminated through careless food processing or handling.
- Traveling to a developing country.
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February 08, 2011
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