Simple and Delicious | Home Food Safety

What’s in your fridge could be making you sick.
Keep your family safe and sound by knowing
more about food safety.

Take a peek at our fast facts and
test your food safety knowledge.

You cannot
taste, see
or smell
food-borne
pathogens.

Symptoms
of food-borne
illness include
nausea,
vomiting,
diarrhea
and fever.

Always wash
your hands
after handling
raw meat
or eggs.

Food-borne
pathogens
are often
found in
meat, poultry,
seafood
and eggs.

Proper
cooking
of food
destroys
most
bacteria.

Symptoms
of food
poisoning
may not
appear for
more than
24 hours.

Most of us know it as E.coli, a food-
borne pathogen often found in dairy.

Take a look at some other common meal intruders.

Found mostly in raw
eggs, poultry, meat
and dairy.

Most often seen in raw
milk, ice cream, eggs,
lobster and salad.

Found in contaminated
water or raw/
undercooked meat,
poultry or shellfish.

This pathogen is often
found in foods left out
at room temperature
for too long.

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