proper cooking and hygienic handling → is essential for → preventing campylobacter infection
“Proper cooking and hygienic handling before consumption is therefore essential”
Campylobacter → survived → undercooking
“The outbreak was probably due to several livers contributing Campylobacter strains that survived undercooking and were dispersed throughout the paté.”
cooking fumes → should be regarded as → harmful to the lungs
“As a consequence of this, cooking fumes should be regarded as harmful to the lungs.”
E. coli O157:H7 → results from → errors in meat processing and cooking
“This E coli O157:H7 outbreak, the largest reported, resulted from errors in meat processing and cooking.”
cooking time and temperature → insufficient → reduction of resistant and virulent strains of STEC
strains: EHECserogroups: O157antibiotics: animal-based
“High presence of O157 serogroups, EHEC strains and animal-based antibiotics in cooked foods showed insufficiency of cooking time and temperature in the kitchens of hospitals.”
thorough cooking → reduces → possibility of food-borne infection
context: red meat and poultry
“Refrigerated storage and transport of red meat and poultry, appropriate handling and food preparation, and thorough cooking reduce the possibility of food-borne infection.”
proper cooking → reduce → Salmonella levels
“refrigerated storage from the point of collection and proper cooking will significantly reduce the risk of salmonellosis.”
extent of egg cooking → is associated with → illness
“In addition, the extent to which eggs were cooked was directly associated with illness (chi 2 test for trend, P < .001).”
consumer handling → affects → cross-contamination and undercooking events
“The role of consumer handling on cross-contamination and undercooking events were of major concern.”
Cooking wheat products → is the best preventative measure against → foodborne illness from wheat
“Cooking wheat products is the best preventative measure against foodborne illness from wheat.”