01. General food safety
Eating food or drinking water that is contaminated can cause various infections. Here's how to avoid these infections, which can be extremely uncomfortable and dangerous.
Read | 02. Main food-poisoning culprits
Take a look at the microorganisms most commonly associated with foodborne illness and examples of foods that are typical vehicles for those illnesses.
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03. How bad food makes you sick
While you know that potato salad you ate at the company picnic made you sick, you may be too miserable to care about exactly how it made you ill.
Read | 04. Don’t poison your guests
Dinner parties, braais and other social functions are most frequently associated with food poisoning incidents in the UK. In sweltering South Africa, things are even riskier.
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05. Beware of botulism
How many times have you dropped a tin of tuna on a supermarket floor and still tossed it into your trolley? Well, perhaps you should think more carefully about what you might be eating.
Read | 06. Is sushi safe to eat?
Whenever you have the chance to indulge in raw seafood, weigh the odds of what you enjoy against what you think is good for you.
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07. The dangers that lurk in food
Are you worried about reports that metal-contaminated fish could be harmful to your health? DietDoc takes a look at the dangers that may lurk in the food you eat.
Read | 08. Treating the trots
You're more in the loo than at your desk. Is it something you ate or do you have 24-hour gastric flu? Either way, you need to stop the trots - and fast.
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09. Dangers that lurk in your fridge
Ever been blown away by foul-smelling, mould-growing leftovers when you open your fridge? Find out what you can keep and what you should definitely throw away.
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