Food Poisoning
R3b05
Group mates:
Jessica Hung (14)
Harriette Wong (35)
Cathy Leung (22)
Sarah Chan (3)
Suki Cheung (7)
Vivian Mak (28)
Aim of our project
Find out
- the condition of food poisoning
- people’s attitude
- solutions
Food poisoning is……
People feel sick after eating food
deteriorated by external factors like
bacteria or virus.
Poon Choi
Cross contamination
Food was not thoroughly cooked
Kept in room temperature for long time
Reheat for not enough time
Hot Pot
High risk food
Cause Cholera (by Vibrio cholerae)
Make us diarrhea and vomiting
Transmission: Eating or drinking soiled
by patients (e.g. cross-contamination)
Food poisoning cases of
seafood
2 men & 2 women felt sick after eating
seafood
Caused by Salmonella
Ciguatoxin poisoning
People suffered from vomiting and diarrhea
Seafood
High risk food
Cause ciguatoxin poisoning
Larger the fish, higher the concentration of
toxin.
Cannot be identified by its appearance.
Accumulates in head, skin and inner part
Cannot be destroyed by cooking
Questionnaire
8. Which kind(s) of bacteria is (are) about the food
poisoning?
19. I will wash my hand whenever I am
going to eat (agree or not)
Number of Food Poisoning case from 2000-
2005
1500
No. of Case
1000
Total
500
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02
03
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05
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20
20
20
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20 Year
No of Food Poisoning Cases in 2004
350
300
No. of cases
250
200
Total
150
100
50
0
Jan - Apr - Jul - Sep Oct -
Mar Jun Dec
Months
Average temperatureof 2004
40
Temperature
30
Average
20
temperature
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Average temperature of 2005
Months
degree Calcius 40
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Temperature
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Ways of preserving
food
Heat treatment
- Pasteurization
- Sterilization
E.g. milk
Dehydration
- Air
- Oven
- Microwave oven
Canning
- heating + sealing in airtight
containers
E.g. canned pineapple
Pickling
- keep food in vinegar
E.g. pickled cucumbers
Precautions
Dos
Wash food before eating or
cooking
Cook food thoroughly before
consumption
Buy food in licensed shop
Don’ts
Eat stale or overdue food
Solution for citizens
Care about both food and personal
hygiene.
Avoid eating high risk food.
Understand more about food
poisoning
Solution for food shop
owners
Provide a washroom or some sterilized
tissues.
Beware of their hygiene, especially in food
handling.
Don’t provide stale food
Solution for government
Promotion and education on food
poisoning.
Set up laws.
Provide some courses.
THE END
Thank you for you kind attention