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.