{"id":271,"date":"2024-08-01T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/?p=271"},"modified":"2024-08-08T15:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T14:01:55","slug":"how-to-prevent-e-coli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/how-to-prevent-e-coli\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prevent E. coli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

E. coli is a common cause of food poisoning. Whilst most strains of E. coli bacteria are harmless, some are pathogenic, meaning they can cause serious illness or even death. If you handle food as part of your work, or simply want to know more about E. coli food poisoning, then this article will help you understand more about what E. coli is, the causes of E. coli and how to prevent it from contaminating food and drink products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is E. coli?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

E. coli – full name Escherichia Coli – is a type of bacteria that\u2019s usually found in the intestines of humans and animals. Most strains of E. coli are harmless to people but others can cause serious gastrointestinal illness – or food poisoning<\/a>. Most foodborne E.coli is caused by the strain E. coli O157.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E. coli O157 is often passed to humans through raw or undercooked meat, contaminated vegetables, contaminated water and unpasteurised milk. It can also be passed from person-to-person or from animal-to-person.<\/p>\n\n\n

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What Causes E. coli?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

E. coli originates in the intestines of humans and animals – most commonly cattle – and causes food poisoning when a person consumes food or drink contaminated with the bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E. coli can be contagious and spread from person-to-person or from animal-to-person. It\u2019s also more likely to develop on food products in the temperature danger zone<\/a>, between 8 \u00b0C and 60 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n

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E. coli is often caused by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n