What's safer & what's not : food & beverage safety for the international traveler

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• Alternative Title:
  What's safer and what's not : food and beverage safety for the international traveler
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Global Migration and Quarantine.
• Description:
  Unclean food and water can cause travelers' diarrhea and other diseases. Travelers to developing countries are especially at risk. In otherwise healthy adults, diarrhea is rarely serious or life-threatening, but if can certainly make for an unpleasant trip. Take steps to avoid diarrhea when you travel. ; What's Safer ; • Pasteurized dairy products like milk ; • "Dry" food like bread or crackers ; • Water, sodas, or sports drinks that are bottled and sealed (carbonated is safer) ; • Hot coffee or tea ; • Hard-cooked eggs ; • Food that is cooked and served hot ; • Meat that is cooked all the way through ; • Food from a factory sealed package or container ; • Fruit and vegetables you have washed in clean water or peeled ; What's Not ; • Fountain drinks ; • Water or ice made from the tap or a well ; • Flavored ice pops ; • Unpasteurized dairy products ; • Food from street vendors ; • Bushmeat (monkeys, bats, or other wild game) ; • Food served at room temperature ; • Raw or undercooked (rare) meat or fish ; • Raw or soft-cooked (runny) eggs ; • Unwashed or unpeeled raw fruits and vegetables ; • Salads ; Publication date from document properties. ; infographic-food-water-whats-safer.pdf
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• Subjects:
  • Drinking Water
  • Food Safety
  • Foodborne Diseases
  • Foodborne Diseases / prevention & control
  • Travel
  • Water Quality
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Genre:
  Poster ; Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55282/cdc_55282_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.70 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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