Food safety.
Food poisoning remains one of the most common causes of illness worldwide. Nurses are well placed to educate patients on food safety and provide balanced arguments about pesticides, genetic modification and BSE.
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Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ealing Hospital, Middlesex. claire_ann75@hotmail.com
D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005513:Food Inspection / Q000592:standards; D005523:Food Supply / Q000592:standards; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology