Listeria food poisoning - test your knowledge

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Australian Food Safety Week 2018 Quiz

Which health conditions or medicines put someone at risk of serious Listeria infection (Mark as many as you think) *

1 point

Pregnancy

Elderly (generally considered over 65 to 70 years old)

Diabetes

Leukaemia

AIDS

Liver or kidney disease

Ulcerative colitis

Cirrhosis

Cancer

Transplant patient

Taking an immune suppressing medicine like prednisone or cortisone

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What can be the results of serious Listeria infection (Mark as many as you think) *

1 point

Severe illness in unborn or new born babies

Severe blood infection

Brain infections including meningitis or encephalitis

Infections in the bones, joint, chest and abdomen

Miscarriage

Death

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If someone is at risk of serious Listeria infection which of the following foods should you avoid or cook? (Mark as many as you think) *

1 point

Soft cheeses such as camembert or brie

Sliced deli meats

Pre-cut fruit and vegetables that will be eaten raw

Pre-prepared or pre-packaged cut fruit and vegetable salads

Raw seafood (e.g. oysters, sashimi or sushi),

Smoked ready-to-eat seafood

Ready-to-eat peeled prawns (cooked) e.g. in prawn cocktails, sandwich fillings, and prawn or seafood salads,

Cold cooked chicken purchased ready to eat,

Soft serve ice cream

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How can you kill Listeria infection in food? *

1 point

Cooking

Refrigeration

If you are at risk of a serious Listeria infection how long should you keep leftovers in the fridge before eating or freezing? *

1 point

2 to 3 days

24 hours

A week

What temperature should your fridge run at to slow the rate of Listeria growing (and stop the growth of the food poisoning bacteria)? *

1 point

10°C or below

5°C or below

1°C or below

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