Christmas is coming and the turkey questions keep rolling in! So here are some simple answers and top tips to keep you safe this Christmas. Watch this space – more updates to come! Q How do I store the raw turkey? In the fridge – lowest shelf, protected from any foods that are ready to […]
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Are we too clean? I don’t think so!
Every day people ask me the question about whether we are too clean. My first answer is that if we were too clean, then 17 million people in this country would not get an infectious intestinal disease every year! 280,000 people suffer from Campylobacter alone, and 300 people a year die from this.
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Campylobacter, cleaning, Food Hygiene, Food Poisoning, Handwashing, Home hygiene, hygienic cleaning, ShoppingCampylobacter Chicken maths
There are estimated to be 280,000 cases of Campylobacter every year and on average 110 deaths. The Food Standards Agency reckons that this means that around one third of us in the UK will suffer from the disease at some point in our lives. Four out of five cases are associated with chicken.
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Help a Child Reach Five with hand washing
Visit to Bangladesh to Talk about Hand Washing Last week I attended the World Organization of Family Doctors (South Asia Region) in Bangladesh to present a paper about hand-washing and how the RSPH were involved in accrediting the Lifebuoy campaign “Help a Child Reach Five.”
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Zambia: hygiene messages are the same as here
Hygiene Messages in Zambia I have just returned from Zambia where I visited a school and orphanage, Shitima House. 446 Children attend the school, and those who have no home to go to stay as residents. Others in my party carried out brilliant work with the children, from teaching 12th Graders vital exam techniques to […]
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Hand Washing – a Tale of Two Cities and Two Worlds
In January 2012 I had the disturbing experience of staying in a world class luxury hotel in Cape Town and then visiting a township less than 10 miles away where the occupants lived in abject poverty. In my hotel room I had two wash basins, a separate shower, an enormous bath and a huge collection of towels, […]
