Dubai Municipality has given six tips to the public to help them avoid food poisoning, when eating meals in restaurants.
And she stated in a report issued recently, that the first advice is to get to know people's observations about the restaurant, or to visit him to get to know him in advance, and the audience's comments on the restaurant can be known through social media and the Internet.
She added that the second thing is to check the cleanliness of the front areas and the cleanliness of the restaurant, as well as note the actions of workers, as this is an indication of the cleanliness of other invisible places such as the kitchen, as well as making sure the cleanliness and lighting of the bathrooms, the cleanliness of the tables and the observation of the absence of insects in the place.
She added that the third advice is to make sure that the meat is sufficiently cooked (chicken, hamburgers, etc.) appropriately, with the need for the meat not to be pink, indicating that in case of doubt about the inadequacy of cooking the meat, it must be returned again to be fully cooked.
She mentioned that the fourth advice is to make sure that the appropriate heat preservation of hot and cold foods is added, adding that, with regard to hot meals, it must be returned to the responsible person if served cold in the restaurant.
She pointed out that the fifth thing is to deal with the leftovers properly, and if the person does not consume all the food provided to him, it can be taken to the house, within two hours of purchasing it, immediately cooling it, and then eating it within a day or two after heating it well.
She explained that the sixth matter is the need to inform the service provider if you suffer from any allergies, to avoid any risk of having ingredients that may cause you allergies, while remembering that this behavior may save a life.
The municipality stated that in the event of illness, after eating in the restaurant, despite following these tips, you should contact the municipality's call center number 800900, while preserving samples of the remaining foods, pointing out that it is not necessary that the last meal be the cause of the poisoning Diet, the reason may be foods that a person ate three or four days ago, and specialists in foodborne illness will need to know the details of the meals that you have eaten during the last five days.
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Dubai Municipality reported that symptoms of food poisoning include nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and stomach pain. And I asked anyone who suffers any of these symptoms to go to the doctor and inform him of all the symptoms accurately.