Salmonella is First Choice for Holiday Illness Claims
Salmonella is First Choice for Holiday Illness Claims
How to avoid Salmonella, the most popular bacteria which causes illness among holiday makers!
Here we advise how you can take steps to avoid contracting salmonella whilst on holiday. Of course there is little you can do to check what staff are doing behind the scenes. However by following the below steps you may avoid contracting a nasty gastric illness.
A. Never eat any poultry such as chicken or turkey that appear undercooked or bloody. The same applies to eggs that appear excessively runny.
B. If you are eating from a buffet check that there are sneeze screens and no flies or birds landing on the food. Flies and birds can spread faeces infected with salmonella.
C. Make sure that the cold food served in the hotel buffet is served cold and the hot food is served hot. If food is left out for hours at the wrong temperature it can lead to a growth of salmonella bacteria.
D. Make sure the crockery and cutlery is clean. Also check that the utensils used to serve the food are clean. With so many people using the same utensils in a buffet you may be exposing yourself to harmful germs.
E. Be very careful with hotel barbeques. Check to see how the food is being stored before it goes on the barbeque and watch whoever is cooking it to make sure that they are not using the same utensils to handle cooked food and raw food, particularly meat.
F. Make sure burgers and sausages are cooked all the way through. Despite what you may think about steak, beef burgers should never be pink. If you realise half way through that you have been eating an undercooked burger or sausage. make sure you take a photograph of it in the hotel grounds. It may help a potential claim against a tour operator.
G. Make sure the hotel hand washing facilities are suitable. The water coming out of the tap should be hot, not just warm. There should be ample supply of soap. If the hotel has hand sanitizers in public areas, make sure you use them.
H. Make sure hotel bar staff that may be handling money do not then handle or prepare food without washing their hands thoroughly. Money can contain harmful bacteria and you have no idea where it has been before.
I. Salads with mayonnaise should be treated with caution. If hotel buffet dishes such as coleslaw or potato salad appear warm or to be left for a long time, avoid eating it.
J. Ice cream often contains eggs which are a common cause of salmonella. Make sure the ice cream is sufficiently frozen and be wary of using the same scoop that other customers have used in self service hotel buffets.
K. If you do become ill following consumption of eggs, ice cream, chicken or mayonnaise based foods it may be that you have salmonella, contact a specialist travel lawyer as soon as possible who may be able to help you claim against the tour operator that provided your hotel.
L. If the hotel has provided you with a packed lunch picnic, do your best to keep the food refrigerated (in cool bags etc.). If you have been provided with meat in you packed lunch or picnic you may be at risk if it is not kept refrigerated before you eat it. Sunderban National Park, The prefect wildlife destination in East India Holiday'n'Adventure – Take the opportunity Calgary Travel Agencies Watch anime free to relax best Thailand and Pattaya Tours - Experience Holiday at Its Best Why to hire Seo Company Springfield mo expert? How to Find Best Spring break Resorts in Mexico Golden Triangle Just Right Option for Cultural and Budget Tours in India Crackdown on bear-bile tours in Vietnam welcomed The Benefits of Timberland Boots Australias Best the Minelab Metal Detector Experience the Breathtaking Attractions with Kashmir Tour Packages China, Vietnam mull construction of visa-free tourism zone