admin posted on November 19, 2008 16:13
Poor food hygiene and changes in temperature are leading contributors to the increase in food poisoning over the summer season, according to a top Auckland G.P.
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of Campylobacter food poisoning in the developed world, with approximately 14,000* Kiwis affected by it annually.
According to the New Zealand Food Safety Authority, in 2005 New Zealand’s rate of reported Campylobacter food poisoning is over four times higher than the United Kingdom.
Over the past nine years, 11 deaths have been associated with the disease in New Zealand.*
Dr Daniel Wu, a general practitioner, says popular pastimes like barbeques combined with the rise in temperature are contributing factors to the increase in cases of food poisoning over the summer months.