The Home Environment and Salmonellosis in Children

Schutze, Gordon E.; Sikes, James D.; Stefanova, Rossina; Cave, M. Donald

doi:10.1542/peds.103.1.e1

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“…More than 50% of homes in the Englishspeaking world have cats and dogs (14), with 14 million cats and dogs in the United Kingdom, 60 million in the United States and an estimated 17.8 million household pets in Australia, with three in every five Australian households containing at least one pet (22). The role of household pets in the acquisition of Salmonella species infections by infants was described by Schutze et al (23). It was found that infants in this study were probably more likely to have acquired infections by direct contact with inanimate surfaces, such as floors, that had been contaminated by household pets, than by the consumption of contaminated foods.…”

Section: Factors That Impact Food Safety Inside the 21 St Century Homesupporting

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Food Safety and Foodborne Disease in the 21^st Century

Scott¹

2003

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

141

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Over the past decade there has been a growing recognition of the involvement of the home in several public health and hygiene issues. Perhaps the best understood of these issues is the role of the home in the transmission and acquisition of foodborne disease. The incidence of foodborne disease is increasing globally. Although foodborne disease data collection systems often miss the mass of home-based outbreaks of sporadic infection, it is now accepted that many cases of foodborne illness occur as a result of improper food handling and preparation by consumers in their own kitchens. Some of the most compelling evidence has come from the international data onSalmonellaspecies andCampylobacterspecies infections.By its very nature, the home is a multifunctional setting and this directly impacts upon the need for better food safety in the home. In particular, the growing population of elderly and other immnocompromised individuals living at home who are likely to be more vulnerable to the impact of foodborne disease is an important aspect to consider. In addition, some developed nations are currently undergoing a dramatic shift in healthcare delivery, resulting in millions of patients nursed at home. Other aspects of the home that are unique in terms of food safety are the use of the home as a daycare centre for preschool age children, the presence of domestic animals in the home and the use of the domestic kitchen for small-scale commercial catering operations. At the global level, domestic food safety issues for the 21stcentury include the continued globalization of the food supply, the impact of international travel and tourism, and the impact of foodborne disease on developing nations.A number of countries have launched national campaigns to reduce the burden of foodborne disease, including alerting consumers to the need to practice food safety at home. Home hygiene practice and consumer hygiene products are being refined and targeted to areas of risk, including preventing the onward transmission of foodborne illness via the inanimate environment. It has been said that food safety in the home is the last line of defense against foodborne disease, and it is likely that this will remain true for the global population in the foreseeable future.

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Section: Factors That Impact Food Safety Inside the 21 St Century Homesupporting

confidence: 62%

Food Safety and Foodborne Disease in the 21^st Century

Scott¹

2003

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

141

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“…Regardless of how baby foods are prepared, they must be both nutritionally adequate and safe [2]. Very little data have been published on analyses of the content of baby foods and the little available have been very selective on reporting the content of very specific nutrients such as sodium [3] and carotenoids [4] or specific microbial [5][6][7][8] and chemical contaminants [9] in baby foods. However, there is no evidence of direct comparison of homemade and commercially prepared baby foods.…”

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Microbial Safety, Nutritive Value and Residual Pesticide Levels are Comparable among Commercial, Laboratory and Homemade Baby Food Samples – A Pilot Study

Randhawa¹

2012

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Abstract:Objective: Parents are often concerned about potential safety and nutritional differences between store-bought and homemade baby foods but research evaluating them is limited. Thus, samples from commercial, lab-made and homemade baby foods were analyzed in this pilot study to compare their microbial safety, nutritive value and residual pesticide levels.Methods: Ten samples were collected per group, totalling thirty. Commercial samples were provided by a large-scale commercial manufacturer along with their corresponding recipes prepared in the laboratory and at home by ten different mothers in the Brampton and Guelph areas of Ontario, Canada.

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“…8,9 Since that time several cases have been reported that were attributable to contact with sick kittens, Easter chicks and ducks, and dogs. 10,11 Although these sources are not usually responsible for large outbreaks, they may be responsible for sporadic cases that occur in families that have contact with the animals or contaminated items. Recently, the CDC reported several outbreaks of multidrug-resistant S ser Typhimurium infection associated with veterinary facilities.…”

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