The risk of foodborne diseases increases in rainstorm days! Central Disease Control and Prevention Reminder: Do not consume spoiled foods such as grains | Food | Disease Control and Prevention
Affected by the typhoon, rainstorm weather occurred in Beijing, Hebei, Shandong and other provinces and cities recently. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention warned that during rainstorm and flood, the risk of foodborne diseases increased, and the public should not eat spoiled food.
In case of continuous rainstorm, if flood disaster is caused, flooding will cause food corruption and deterioration, and toxic and harmful substances will also pollute food through water diffusion, leading to the death of livestock, poultry, fish, etc. At the same time, it is summer, with high temperatures and humidity, mosquitoes and flies breed, and food is easily contaminated by bacteria, mold, and various chemical substances. China CDC reminds the public not to eat spoiled and spoiled food, as well as drowned or diseased poultry and livestock. Eating spoiled and spoiled food can easily cause food poisoning, while consuming unclean food can easily cause intestinal infectious diseases such as dysentery, typhoid fever, hepatitis A, and cholera. Drowned or diseased poultry and livestock can spread infectious diseases such as Streptococcus suis and avian influenza, and cannot be processed or consumed.
According to the Technical Guidelines for Nutrition and Food Hygiene in Flood Disasters, for livestock and poultry meat, its appearance and color should be observed, with special attention paid to the color and luster of the surface and incision of the meat, whether there is dull color, and whether there is congestion, edema, cysts, and contamination. Before consuming fish and other aquatic products, it is necessary to observe whether their eyeballs are full and protruding, and whether their gills are bright red. Then, check their entire body and scales. A clean absorbent paper can be used to soak and absorb the mucus on the scales to observe and smell, and identify the quality of the mucus. If necessary, use bamboo skewers to pierce into the fish meat, immediately smell its odor after pulling it out, or cut it into small pieces of fish meat, boil it, and measure the odor and taste of the fish soup.
For vegetables, attention should be paid to whether they have wilted, collapsed, damaged, diseased, or infested from multiple aspects such as appearance, color, odor, and taste. When consuming grains and cereals, it is necessary to first visually perceive the fullness of the grains, whether they have an inherent normal color, and whether there are any phenomena such as mold, insect infestation, debris, and clumping; Smell and taste the grains by nose and mouth to see if they have a normal odor and taste, and if there are any unpleasant odors. For liquid beverages, attention should be paid to whether the packaging seal is tight, whether there is any air leakage, whether there is suspended or sediment after inversion, and whether the color depth meets normal requirements.
