| Food poisoning. We all know the symptoms of | | | | their charge indeed that were following |
| something we ate that we should not of, or not | | | | procedures and cleanliness procedures to Bristol |
| been careful about. Certain tips we know that are | | | | standards. |
| tried and true. For example you may have been | | | | The next day a photo of the inspectors dining at |
| told to stay away and be careful about potato | | | | this restaurant along with an explanatory tale |
| salad at buffets in restaurants or at all in one | | | | appeared on the front page of a major local |
| inclusive hotel resorts. Similarly you may have | | | | newspaper. Lo and behold tons of former patrons |
| been cautioned when traveling abroad away from | | | | of the restaurant, and even non- patrons |
| the US and our modern municipal water and | | | | appeared in virtual scores on the weekend to |
| sanitation systems not to drink the water, down | | | | save this restaurant from oblivion and extinction. |
| to being careful of ice cubes in your alcoholic | | | | It was a case of standing room only in the line up |
| beverages, the ice cubes being made from | | | | alone from people who came to support the |
| untreated water. Still what is food poisoning and | | | | restaurateurs. |
| basic run of the mill food borne illness and | | | | Yet the story of food poisoning and food |
| illnesses? | | | | poisonings is not always such a good and positive |
| Food borne illness as well as food borne illnesses | | | | one. Many people, who suffer food poisoning, do |
| affect a myriad of sufferers be it at home in a | | | | not realize what they are affected with. They |
| local restaurant or away from home traveling on | | | | may pass it off simply as the "flu" or "stomach |
| a vacation. It can happen in corner diners, it can | | | | flu". At one time or another most of us had |
| happen in posh restaurants, it can happen on | | | | probably had a food borne illness. We may not |
| expensive cruises. Sometimes it's the fault of the | | | | have known what it was or chose to let the flu |
| restaurant or food service or caterer. Sometimes | | | | and its symptoms ride it out. While it is true those |
| it's really nobody's fault. Food poisoning can occur | | | | symptoms of food borne illnesses and food |
| in the cleanest of establishments and food service | | | | poisonings may be mild and simply disappear in a |
| operations, with the best systems for no reason | | | | few hours or at most several days. (The classic |
| at all altogether. The true story is told of a | | | | description of the standard 72 hour flu comes to |
| smaller Winnipeg Manitoba local eatery which was | | | | mind). Yet in other cases food borne illnesses can |
| attacked and infested with a pathogen on some | | | | result in hospitalization and even be fatal especially |
| ordinary lettuce. | | | | in the young, the elderly and those with serious |
| The health inspectors did their job in follow-up in | | | | illnesses to begin with. |
| reports from patrons who were affected with | | | | Which brings us to our summary of food borne |
| severe food borne illness. It turned out in effect, | | | | illness and illnesses and the perils of apparent food |
| that no lack of cleanliness or food handling | | | | poisonings? Watch what you eat especially when |
| procedures had occurred in any manner or forms | | | | traveling. If you appear to have the flu - then |
| what so ever. Yet the word had gone out of this | | | | monitor your symptoms. If you are ill with |
| plague which had affected the patrons who ate at | | | | another illness or a number of serious illnesses |
| this establishment. The business of this local | | | | then pay particular additional close attention. If |
| restaurant was done to a trickle. Yet the food | | | | your symptoms continue and do not subside |
| inspectors held no one at blame in any manner. It | | | | promptly seek medical attention. |
| could have happened to any restaurant under | | | | |