What can I do to prevent salmonellosis?
• Cook poultry, ground beef, and eggs thoroughly. Do not eat or drink foods containing raw eggs, or raw (unpasteurized) milk. • If you are served undercooked meat, poultry or eggs in a restaurant, don’t hesitate to send it back to the kitchen for further cooking. • Wash hands, kitchen work surfaces, and utensils with soap and water immediately after they have been in contact with raw meat or poultry. • Be particularly careful with foods prepared for infants, the elderly, and the immunocompromised. • Wash hands with soap after handling reptiles, birds, or baby chicks, and after contact with pet feces. • Avoid direct or even indirect contact between reptiles (turtles, iguanas, other lizards, snakes) and infants or immunocompromised persons. • Don’t work with raw poultry or meat, and an infant (e.g., feed, change diaper) at the same time. • Mother’s milk is the safest food for young infants. Breastfeeding prevents salmonellosis and many other health problems.
