[Ammi]

..I would think that this would be the same in any country though, there are people who will think about these things/be more careful etc and thereare some that wouldn't take the same precautions...


'a quarter of people don’t automatically wash their hands before preparing food, and only half wash them immediately after cutting raw meat, while a third admit to wiping their dirty hands around the kitchen before heading for the tap'..it doesn't say what food poisoning cases due to food preparation percentages are though or maybe I missed it...

Professor Hines said kitchen hygiene is a particular problem for older people: “We’ve got an ageing population of people who are more forgetful and people living much longer, and elderly people more susceptible to food poisoning because systems are weaker.

“They might have nursing carers but they can often only spend 10 minutes in the house. It would be great if friends and neighbours kept an eye on their neighbours and the relatives were all aware as well.”

..this bit reminded me of one time my OH's nan asked him for a meal and she forgot to put the oven on ..(she was making a roast dinner..)...and she didn't even realise when she was about to serve it completely raw..she had really decreased eyesight which is why she couldn't see that it was raw...

..but yeah, I have many elderly neighbours and it's always good to see that they're ok and not poisoning themselves....