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Food Safety

 August 28, 2026

 

Long Weekend is around the corner. We like to get out of the house to do something.  And one of our favorite activities is -------> Food Adventure with care

 This enjoyable pass time comes with risk, just like any other activity.

🌎 WORLD FOOD SAFETY DAY is celebrated on 7 June every year to raise awareness about food safety. WHO and FAO have jointly organised a campaign to promote food safety. Theme for 

 2026 World Food Safety Day is over. It is on June 7.  But I write about it because I just read the circular from Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia), on Food Poisoning Management, in the appendix, it contains  

the list of 12 common microorganisms causing food poisong - acute gastroenteritis, with the description of the kind of sufferings (symptoms, severity, incubation period, how much you need to take in likelihood of being knocked out by that microorganism etc). 

 Eat Hot Food. Drink Hot Drink (Hot as more than 70 degree Celcius), if you are not sure of the hygiene of the place. No salad, fresh fruit juices. 

 Safe food preparation, cooking, and storage at home | NZ Government

 If you are interested in the names, here they are

Norovirus

Rotavirus (Traveller's diarrhoea)

Sapovirus

Adenovirus

Astrovirus

Calicivirus

Salmonella non typhoidial

E Coli

Bacillus cereus

Campylobacter spp.

Staphylococcus aureus

Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Cholera) 

By the way, some of these can be deadly, if not dealt in time. So, watch out when we go for FOOD ADVENTURE.  Enjoy with full fun.  Don't end up in Healthcare facilty (like Clinic and Hospital).

  We asked Paulina from our Clinical Nutrition team to share some quick tips for hot weather food safety ️ When temperatures rise, so does the risk of foodborne illness. Bacteria grow more

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