The majority of people in Southeast Asian countries wash raw poultry meat at home before cooking, according to a study.
People are advised not to wash raw poultry before cooking because it increases the risk of cross-contamination.
The study, published in the journal Food Control, assessed consumers’ self-reported and
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned of illness linked to eating raw freshwater fish in Southeast Asia.
Food safety experts said Group B Streptococcus (GBS) has been detected in several countries of the region.
The FAO’s regional office for Asia and the Pacific published
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Researchers have provided insights into Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections in the United Kingdom, finding the majority in people returning from Southeast Asia.
Scientists analyzed archived Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from domestic infections and travelers into the UK from 2008 to 2018 and who had submitted clinical samples to Public Health England
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In Southeast Asia, swamp eels are a common source of human gnathostomiasis, a foodborne zoonosis caused by parasitic Gnathostoma larvae. If the infected eels are eaten undercooked or raw, the parasite can cause mild to serious consequences in humans, including blindness, paralysis or even death. So researchers at the
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