If you can’t be there in person, see if a neighbor can store the food until you return. Safe Food Delivery and ReceiptĪrrange for delivery when someone is at home so perishable foods such as meat, chicken and other poultry, seafood, eggs, or dairy can be quickly stored in the refrigerator or freezer instead of being left outside until someone is home. Find out if the company provides information with each shipment or delivery on safe handling and preparation of food, including cooking temperatures. Research companies and call customer service to ask about food safety practices.Īsk how the company responds if food is delivered at an unsafe temperature or is otherwise not safe to eat. Before Ordering Food for DeliveryĪsk questions first. This includes mail-order food and subscription meal kits. People whose immune systems are weakened by health conditions or medicine used to treat them, including people with diabetes, liver or kidney disease, HIV, or cancerįood shipped to your home needs to stay at a safe temperature to prevent the growth of germs that could make you sick.Handling delivered food safely is important for everyone, but especially if you are buying food for someone who is more likely to get food poisoning: Home-delivered food, like all food, must be handled properly to prevent food poisoning. Make sure food safety is part of the package, too. The line is open Monday through Friday 10AM – 4PM EST except for Thursdays 12:30PM – 1:30PM EST and Federal Holidays.Mail-order food, subscription meal kits, home-delivered groceries, and restaurant deliveries can be convenient. Undercooked or raw seafood, such as shellfish (especially oysters)įor more information about food safety, call FDA's Food Information Line at: 1-888-SAFEFOOD or submit your inquiry electronically. Can be fatal to persons with liver disease or weakened immune systems. Fever, bleeding within the skin, ulcers requiring surgical removal. Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloodborne infection. Undercooked or raw seafood, such as shellfish Watery (occasionally bloody) diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever Unrefrigerated or improperly refrigerated meats, potato and egg salads, cream pastries Sudden onset of severe nausea and vomiting.
Raw produce, contaminated drinking water, uncooked foods and cooked foods that are not reheated after contact with an infected food handler Diarrhea is more prevalent in adults, vomiting more common in children.ĭiarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, vomitingĮggs, poultry, meat, unpateurized milk or juice, cheese, contaminated raw fruits and vegetablesĪbdominal cramps, fever, and diarrhea. Nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, fever, headache. Variously called viral gastroenteritis, winter diarrhea, acute non- bacterial gastroenteritis, food poisoning, and food infection Unpasteurized milk, soft cheeses made with unpasteurized milk, ready-to-eat deli meats The elderly or immunocompromised patients may develop bacteremia or meningitis. Pregnant women may have mild flu-like illness, and infection can lead to premature delivery or stillbirth. Raw produce, contaminated drinking water, uncooked foods and cooked foods that are not reheated after contact with an infected food handler shellfish from contaminated watersĩ-48 hrs for gastro-intestinal symptoms, 2-6 weeks for invasive diseaseįever, muscle aches, and nausea or diarrhea. sprouts), and contaminated waterĭiarrhea, dark urine, jaundice, and flu-like symptoms, i.e., fever, headache, nausea, and abdominal pain Undercooked beef (especially hamburger), unpasteurized milk and juice, raw fruits and vegetables (e.g. More common in children 4 years or younger. Severe (often bloody) diarrhea, abdominal pain and vomiting. Water or food contaminated with human feces Watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, some vomiting Various types of fresh produce (imported berries, lettuce, basil) Uncooked food or food contaminated by an ill food handler after cooking, contaminated drinking waterĭiarrhea (usually watery), loss of appetite, substantial loss of weight, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting, fatigue May be remitting and relapsing over weeks to months Meats, poultry, gravy, dried or precooked foods, time and/or temperature-abused foodsĭiarrhea (usually watery), stomach cramps, upset stomach, slight fever Intense abdominal cramps, watery diarrhea Improperly canned foods, especially home-canned vegetables, fermented fish, baked potatoes in aluminum foil Can result in respiratory failure and death Vomiting, diarrhea, blurred vision, double vision, difficulty in swallowing, muscle weakness. Raw and undercooked poultry, unpasteurized milk,contaminated water Abdominal cramps, watery diarrhea, nauseaĭiarrhea, cramps, fever, and vomiting diarrhea may be bloody
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