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When Food Goes Bad

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How do you know when food goes bad?

  • You can use your nose.
    • Does the food smell stinky?
  • You can use your eyes:
    • Does it have things growing on it?
    • Is the can dented, rusty or leaking?
    • If it is in a package:
    • Is it past the Do Not Use date?

Never eat food that you think may be bad.

  • Do not test the food by tasting it.
  • Can you see or smell that it is bad?
    • Throw it away!
  • Do you think the food is bad?
    • Throw it away!

If you eat food that is bad, you may:

  • Go to the bathroom a lot
  • Throw up
  • Have bad stomach pain
  • Get a fever

Call your doctor if:

  • You have a fever above 101.5 degrees
  • You see blood in the toilet
  • You have a dry mouth and throat
  • You feel dizzy when you stand up
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Last updated on April 2nd, 2010

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