Beware of Salmonella Organisms

Salmonella organism believed to be the culprit in a series of product recall of several canned and a bottle goods being sold in groceries around the world.

A few weeks earlier, the U.S. has recalled pistachio products which were found to be contaminated with Salmonella.

In the Philippines, the bottled peanut butter from Samoya factory were found to be contaminated with Salmonella. Until now, the said factory is undergoing its several testing and checking up of workers factory environment, its machinery, the water and raw materials it uses. Some of the results were already released. Over all the public is being warned of the Salmonella infection.

What is Salmonella? - It is a genus rod-shaped bacteria. It has more than 1,500 species which have been identified usually isolated from the intestinal tract of humans and animals. When it attacked the human system, it will cause gastrointestinal tract diseases known as Salmonelloses, which shows symptoms of mild fever, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal cramps to life-threatening situation which happens if the bacteria cause excessive dehydration or able to spread to other organs. Outbreak occurs when meat of animals bearing a strain of Salmonella is eaten by human. Other forms of Salmonella infection maybe caused by improper food handling in unsanitary condition. The best way is to have the meat cooked properly and always wash hands before picking up or touch any foods to be eaten.