A Peek In The Kitchens?

@Kandae11 (57233)

June 7, 2022 11:17am CST

Do you ever wonder what goes on in the kitchens of your favorite restaurants? If you are a fan of street food, before taking that first bite - do you ever wonder if proper hygiene was employed in it's preparation? Today June 7 is "World Food Safety Day" , a day designated annually to " draw attention to and mobilize action to detect and manage food borne illnesses. According to the World Health Organization( WHO), an estimated 600 million people fall ill every year ( world wide) from eating contaminated food- and 420,000 die. We can pracitse food safety at home by - among other things - washing our fruits and vegetables with soap and running water. Have you ever fallen ill after eating contaminated food or drinking a beverage? Pixabay image

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

7 Jun 22

Hubby, his friend and I went to a restaurant to get clam chowder - we only ordered that. Long story but all 3 of us got super sick that night

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

9 Jun 22

@Kandae11 I believe that. It seems like seafood gets bad pretty quickly . . . that's one food category that needs to be absolutely fresh. Wow, if that many people got sick in one restaurant, that's really bad - dangerous actually.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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7 Jun 22

I have noticed that seafood seems to be the main culprit when patrons get sick. Some years ago about 49 people came down with gastrointestinal problems after consuming a fish dish at a restaurant. The name of the restaurant was never mentioned in the press.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

8 Jun 22

I wonder too much what goes on in the kitchen of restaurants. This is why I am not going to a restaurant from more than 4 years.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

8 Jun 22

@Kandae11 My cousin is a chef, he has his own restaurant, even the cleanest restaurant kitchen has some little secrets.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

I think it has been over five years since l have been to one.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

@LadyDuck. Restaurants like other businesses are in it to make money. I always wonder if a rat or mouse is found in a bag of flour , or rice or sugar - would they throw away that entire bag? Some might, others might not.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

8 Jun 22

No I never have, but I have a strong stomach. Years ago some people for sick after eating a spaghetti dish. I had that same meal that night and never got sick.

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@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

8 Jun 22

@Kandae11 I've felt a little ill before after eating certain things but never to the point that most experience.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

@MarshaMusselman Not every food will agree with us.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

Wow! A strong stomach indeed.

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@Dena91 (17029)

• United States

8 Jun 22

I haven't ever gotten food poisoning before, but we eat mostly at home.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

8 Jun 22

@Kandae11 , Same here.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

I do too. I like to know exactly what l am eating.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

8 Jun 22

I had food poisoning once and thought I would die. It was so painful I wanted to. That was years ago. That may be why I don’t like to eat in restaurants.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

I guess it would be a very frightening experience - not knowing what the outcome would be.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Jun 22

@Kandae11 It is and so painful.

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Jun 22

No I have never been sick from food.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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7 Jun 22

Great.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Jun 22

@Kandae11 Many are not so lucky.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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7 Jun 22

@CarolDM. That is so true.

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

7 Jun 22

Not that I know of, some things like restaurant kitchens and so forth, I don't really think I want to know about.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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7 Jun 22

I think it is best not to know.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

8 Jun 22

Luckily I have not ever been food poisoned. It must be horrible and deadly even.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

Yes it could be deadly.

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@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

8 Jun 22

I do not believe that either of us has ever become sick to our stomach as a result of something we've eaten. We have gotten headaches as a result of some foods, high in sodium, and some foods give my hubby heartburn.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

Yes some foods do not agree with some of us, but food contamination is another aspect. Thankfully you have never had that experience.

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

7 Jun 22

No, and I hope I never do.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

Same here. I remember once becoming very nauseous after consuming canned mango juice.

@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Jun 22

Only one time in my life did I get really bad food poisoning and that was from a McDonalds near my university ages ago. I late learned they were inspected and were not cleaning their frying oil. Then they got renovated and everything was just fine,

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

The inspection process must have been lax somewhere along the way, but l am glad they cleaned up their act before more people got sick. Must have been an awful experience.

@Marilynda1225 (91013)

• United States

8 Jun 22

Thankfully I don't remember ever getting sick from eating at a restaurant but I am a bit leery of food trucks.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

I am too.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Jun 22

We've had food poisoning a few times after eating out. It isn't pleasant.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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8 Jun 22

I can well imagine. Must have been awful wondering what next.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

7 Jun 22

Yes, a few years back, I was not feeling well after eating Tuna sandwich which I bought from a shop. After vomiting, I felt okay.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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7 Jun 22

You must have ingested one of the over 250 bacteria one can get from contaminated food. Good that it wasn't serious. I remember feeling terribly nauseous after consuming canned mango juice. Since then l have never bought juice in a can, l prefer the natural fruit.

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