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Food Poisoning Your dinner tonight could be unsafe! In a few days time you could have stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea or much worse. This is called FOOD POISONING! And you can end up in hospital if you had it. Food poisoning is caused by Bacteria. They are tiny, simple creatures that eat almost everything. They multiply by millions. Scary! Bacteria are everywhere. It is in the air, on our skin, in our hair and even in our mouths! But the good thing is that most bacteria won’t hurt us at all. Some are even helpful to us. But there is also a bad thing. Some bacteria will make you sick if you have too many in your system. Some types of Bacteria are: Salmonella, E.Coli and Listeria. If these get into your system, it could make you sick for a few days or even a week. But it could be much more serious. Fatal actually. When your body is trying to fight off the Bacteria, it can put huge pressure on your eternal organs. It could weaken them and they could shut down. The good thing is we can avoid Food Poisoning. It is pretty simple. All you have to do is follow these simple steps. Keep raw meat away from the other foods. Bacteria love it. Use separate knives and chopping boards from the meats and veggies. Keep them separate in the fridge too. Always keep things in the fridges because Bacteria love living in temperatures that aren’t too hot and aren’t too cold. Cooking foods well helps too. Keep the kitchen clean and wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them. And remember too always wash your hands with soap and water, especially after touching meat. Buisnesses are inspected regularly. If anything is dodgy, they can get into lots of trouble. Just keep clean and the bacteria won’t come for you!