Think about it new research suggests that at least one in seven kitchens home not too same health inspections conducted in restaurants. Food borne diseases, while for many an uncomfortable interlude 1-2 days, are especially dangerous for the very old, very young, who is already ill or a healthy person who receives a very high dose of an organism. These diseases are the result of improper food handling, storage or preparation practices in restaurant kitchens as the one in your home.
Experts believe that most of the food poisoning incidents go unreported, and come prepared foods in your own kitchen. An estimated 87 million cases of foodborne illness occur in the United States each year, which includes 371.000 hospitalizations and 5700 deaths. The outbreaks that get advertising are usually associated with a restaurant, a large celebration served or social gathering, but these are not the only cases.
The kitchen in your own home can be just as dangerous in accordance with this little study of Los Angeles County, California. This is one of the first bit of research to look for food security in private houses and is based on questionnaires online taken from 2006 and 2008.
In General, 34% of respondents have, i.e. they answered correctly at least 90% of the questions; another 27% have a B, 25% have a c, and 14% failed to score at least a 70. In fact, only 61% of respondents had kitchens home that would get an a or b If inspected as restaurants are today. On the other hand, 98% of restaurants in Los Angeles get a grade a or b.
Some of the food handling in the US uncovered by the quiz online.
-27% of respondents do not store partially cooked foods that were not used immediately in the fridge before cooking.
-28% of respondents do not remove jewelry and keep nails trimmed when handling food and cooking.
-26% of quiz-takers reported that your kitchen cabinets were not clean and dust free.
-36% do not have a properly working inside of a refrigerator thermometer.
-9% of respondents had 5% reported flies, cockroaches and 5% reported rodents indoors.
Thought that research is far from perfect-after all it is difficult to compare conditions in restaurants, inspected by trained professionals who have objective evaluations of dirt, pest and food storage and treatment with what is happening in some houses. Furthermore, respondents used an internet quiz to submit a report on the conditions of their own kitchens-so the results certainly don't represent all homes. The researchers believe that further examination would find that an even smaller percentage of our kitchens would do well to an inspection of the restaurant.
To protect yourself, beware of raw foods of animal origin such as raw meat, poultry, eggs, unpasteurized milk and raw seafood. Raw vegetables and fruits can also be a concern. Undercooked hamburger (pink in the middle) or dishes with many eggs, scrambled eggs, omelets or French toast can be at particular risk, why not leave the eggs are pasteurized.
Being an informed consumer (check restaurant inspection scores) when you eat out, and a careful chef at home are the best ways to protect you and your family have food nasty diseases.
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