So you think food sanitation and hygiene are maybe not that important? Did you know that you can get liver disease by eating contaminated food and drinking contaminated water? Hepatitis A is a liver disease that is transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated food and water, or through direct contact with an infectious person. Although it does not cause cause chronic liver disease and is rarely fatal, it can cause debilitating symptoms and fulminant hepatitis (acute liver failure), which is associated with high mortality. There has recently been an outbreak of Hepatitis A in the USA, linked to frozen berries! Wash your hands, keep food surfaces clean and eat at Eatsafe-rated establishments. Make sure that the food you chew builds your body and does not cause it to become ill.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:38:12 +0000