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Microbiological poisoning

Main food-poisoning culprits

You're as sick as a dog and you're asking yourself whether it was the chicken or the fish?

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.

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.

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.

How clean is your kitchen cloth?

There are more germs in your kitchen than in any other area of your home. And the kitchen sponge has a much greater germ count than the toilet seat, researchers say.

Food poisoning update

Food poisoning has hit the headlines again. Caused by toxins such as bacteria, parasites or viruses, some food poisoning cases can be fatal. Here's what you can do to avoid it.

How to avoid food poisoning

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.

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.

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 twice before you do that.

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.

Dangers that lurk in your fridge

Ever been blown away by foul-smelling, mould-growing leftovers when you open your fridge? Time for a clean-up. Find out what you can keep and what you should definitely throw away.

Safety in the kitchen

The kitchen is the heart of the home. But it is also the room in the house where most accidents happen. What should you look out for?

E. coli

The full name of the E. coli bacterium is Escherichia coli. Both harmless and disease-causing strains of this organism are found in the intestinal tracts of animals and humans.